Yi Song

Chapter 146 The military attache outside the city is responsible

"Okay, everyone will hold the meeting in two halls. The left hall is for civil servants, and the right hall is for military attachés. I will go to the left hall to say a few words first. Manager Li, you can take the generals to the right hall to sit for a while. I will be there in a minute."

"Yes." Li Zhongjie, the commander-in-chief of Yingtian Mansion's troops and horses, responded respectfully, and led the military attaches out of the front hall and turned to the right side hall.

It is the duty of military attaches and generals to punish thieves and catch thieves. If you want to take leave of absence and resign, the civil servants will attack you and kill you with memorials.

When he arrived at the left hall, Liu Guozhang got straight to the point and said to a group of civil servants, "Comrades, the army of land thieves is now close at hand. I will do my best to defeat the thieves, and most of my energy will be spent on military preparations. Political affairs are all handled by Deputy Envoy Zhang, Zhao Chaofeng and Murong Ye Wang, Chu Linxuan and Changsun Mo assisted.

There are nine important things first. First, move all the people outside the city into the city and place them in temples, Taoist temples, schools, and ancestral halls to ensure food and warmth. The Huimin Bureau organizes medical officers and sets up medical stations."

Zhang Cui and others responded.

The Changshui Army was organized in this way, and the construction was divided into sections on the Bianhe River. They were all familiar with this, and there was no problem at all.

"Second, count the granaries and arsenals. You must know how much food and soldiers there are in the city. All the grain, rice, cloth and silk from the rice shops and cloth shops in the city must be collected. Register them one by one, issue receipts, and wait for the goods to be shipped from Jiangdong after the war. After allocating grain and cloth, the original amount will be returned."

A minor official said: "The high-ranking officials in the government are forcibly expropriating grains and rice from private merchants. This is suspected of disturbing the people and may cause riots."

"Riot? Since I took over, Songcheng, Yingtian Mansion, has entered a state of military control. The first priority is to defeat the thieves and defend the enemy. Anyone who dares to cause riots will be the thieves within the army and engaged in military law!"

Everyone had different expressions and remained silent.

"Third, all the officials and common people in the city, including those who have moved in from outside the city, must be registered to check their identities to prevent traitors from getting in. All the servants, young and strong, in each house and mansion are organized into a regiment, called a militia. The army is banned from the city. Deploy officers and veterans as the backbone of regiment leaders to repair fortifications, strengthen city walls, conduct training exercises, and assist in inspections.

Fourth, all the rural soldiers and archers from various prefectures and counties in Yingtianfu gathered into an army and were temporarily stationed in Confucius Town in the north of the city, waiting for orders.

Fifth, send an order to Yingtianfu, Shanzhou, Xuzhou, Chenzhou, Bozhou, and Suzhou to convey the envoy's Jun order. With the royal pen of the official family, Bingzhong wrote provincial documents, and hunted thieves in Huaibei. The general manager Yingtianfu, Bo, Dan, Xu, Chen, and Suma infantry establishment departments were formally established, and the states and counties were ordered to close the city gates tightly and patrol the local areas. Check the roads and hunt for spies.

The above-mentioned rural soldiers and archers from various prefectures were concentrated in various cities in prefectures and counties to assist in defense. When the imperial troops are stationed in the city and garrisoned in the city, if there are transfer orders, they will all obey the transfer orders. Anyone who refuses to comply will be subject to military law! "

Liu Guozhang said nine things in one breath, all of which made sense.

The officials present couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. This Liu Erlang has some moral integrity. When he suddenly takes on a big responsibility, he doesn't panic at all and handles things in an orderly manner.

"Okay, now that I've finished speaking, what do you think?"

After a moment of silence, an official stood up and said: "The high official of Fuyin is trusted by the official family. When in danger, he is ordered to respond to the Heavenly Mansion. In the near future, he will surely capture the thieves and win a complete victory. Together, we will set up a trap in Zuihua Tower." A small banquet to congratulate the high officials on their promotions and congratulate the high officials for their recent achievements in defeating thieves!"

Liu Guozhang looked at him quietly and asked, "What is your name and what is your official position?"

"The younger one's name is Liu Huayan, and he is currently the county magistrate of Songcheng."

"Family, we have been a family for five hundred years."

"I don't dare to be a lower-ranking official." Liu Huayan replied with a smile on his face.

"Okay, you are a good person. I just happened to think of a big thing, an important task, which is just right for you."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Liu Huayan with burning eyes.

This time he was flattered, and he was rewarded with a fat job. Not only would he share the military merits, but he could also make a fortune.

"Please give orders from high-ranking officials, and subordinates will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"I remembered that once the bandit army besieged the city and the four gates were closed, the tuberose trucks that used to transport the city's excrement and urine would be cut off. By then, the excrement and urine of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians would not be able to be transported out, and would pile up in place. Not only would the stench be extremely bad, but it would also easily spread diseases.

Therefore, I order you to find a spacious and remote wasteland in the city and dig a large pond. The deeper and bigger the better. Then prepare quicklime next to it, the more the better, ready for disinfection. Then you are the city’s feces man, responsible for collecting and processing the feces and urine of the soldiers and civilians in the city! Liu Xiancheng, I value you so much and entrust you with such an important task. Don't let me down. "

Liu Huayan's face turned red, he was shocked, anxious and ashamed.

"What a thief! One hundred thousand thief troops are only 70 miles away from the city. The danger is imminent. You don't want to defend the city against the enemy, but you are still here focusing on flattering and charming!"

Liu Guozhang cursed loudly, "Liu Xiancheng, if you can't do your job well, I will join your formidable enemy and neglect your duties."

Liu Huayan's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. After shivering for a long time, he finally responded: "I accept your orders!"

Liu Guozhang glanced at it, and everyone present was awe-inspiring, "I have said it! You just follow it. I will select a group of clerks from the Changshui Army to serve as patrol inspectors. They will inspect various places and conduct overt and covert inspections. Once they are found to have neglected their duties, If you are lazy and lazy in your administration, you will establish military laws and punish them severely!"

All the officials secretly complained in their hearts, and then they understood the meaning of what Wang Chi, who stayed behind, had said.

"Don't think that pushing Liu Erlang forward to jack up the tank will make it easier for you."

Liu Guozhang continued: "Everyone, the bandit army looks fierce, but it is actually very weak. The enemy will be defeated soon. By then, if you have done a good job in defending the city and helping in the suppression, I will give you a recommendation. If you do well, I will naturally recommend you. I will never take your credit away from me."

"Yes." This time, the officials' voices were a little louder.

Arriving in the right hall, Li Zhongjie led the military attachés to wait.

"Okay, let's stop talking. Let's introduce ourselves and talk about our names, official positions and assignments in turn."

"Yes."

"My Excellency, Li Zhongjie, is currently the Deputy General Manager of the Army and Horses of the East and West Routes of Beijing, and the Superintendent of the Army and Horses of Yingtian Mansion."

"My dear Kontsev, who is currently under the jurisdiction of Zuo Qian of Yingtian Mansion, is in charge of the two commands of the Ningling Guangjie Army, the two commands of the Nanjing Guangjie Army, the one command of the Dragon Cavalry Army, and the one command of the Xuanwei Army."

"In Xie Xing, the current Ying Tianfu Youqian is in charge of the first command of the Gushu Guangjie Army, the first command of the Xiayi Guangde Army, and the fourth command of the Nanjing Xiongwei Army."

"I am Yan Changling, the current head of the 16th command of the Guangjie Army."

"My dear, Wang Pei, is currently the 17th Commander of the Guangjie Army."

The sixteen military attaches present reported their names one by one, and Liu Guozhang listened silently.

There are twelve commanders of the imperial army stationed in Yingtianfu, with a total of 6,000 people. They are controlled by Kangcefu under the jurisdiction of Zuo Qian and Xie Xing under the right Qian. It is nominally under the jurisdiction of Li Zhongjie.

"Now the army of field thieves is stationed in the Gaoxin Town area, about seventy miles away from Nanjing City. I took a first look and saw that there are about 40,000 people. They are all young and strong, equipped with swords, guns, bows and crossbows. Their strength cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, I decided to defend Nanjing City first. The city walls of Nanjing are high, the rebels have no siege equipment, and they don't have much food and grass. My officer has ordered all states and counties to fortify their walls and clear the country, and they will not leave a single grain of food to the bandits.

The troops retreated to the city and held firm. When the food is exhausted, the bandit army will naturally be in chaos. When the army comes out together, it will surely wipe out the field thieves in one fell swoop. "

Liu Guozhang's words made everyone look at each other in shock.

Especially Kontsev and Xie Xing looked at each other and said something was wrong.

Isn't Liu Erlang brave and invincible? Aren't you going straight forward? Why do you defend the city as soon as you open your mouth?

If you don't go out of the city to fight, how can we kill you on the battlefield?

(End of this chapter)