Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The civil officials left, and it was the military officers' turn. Wang Guotai first glanced at his own generals one by one and asked, "The army is on a long expedition, you must not slack off, how are the military affairs of each camp?"

"Don't worry, Marshal. The Central Camp has been in a wartime state. All the soldiers are in the camp. We will exercise every three days and we dare not neglect it," said Chen Dayu, the guerrilla commander of the Central Army. "I have ordered the soldiers of the Left Camp to take turns on duty. The camp is as solid as a rock." "The Right Camp is ready for battle and is just waiting for the Marshal's order." The guerrilla commanders of the Left Camp, Yang Hui, and Xu Wen of the Right Camp also expressed their opinions. The three camps of left, middle, and right, plus Wang Guotai's personal soldiers, constitute the Liaonan Town. A total of 4,000 soldiers and horses are the main force of the Liaonan army. In addition to these 4,000 soldiers, Wang Guotai also governs the garrisons of various states, counties, and forts north of the Yalu River. Because Xiuyan, Fengcheng, and military forts such as Kuandian Fort have been captured by the Ningguta Qing army, he can only command the garrison camps of Gai, Hai, Fu, and Jin states.

"Yes," Wang Guotai said majestically, and said to the deputy general Zhang Peng: "Deputy General Zhang, during this period of time, you must take people to inspect each camp every day and correct military discipline."

"Yes," Zhang Peng immediately accepted the order.

Wang Guotai carefully looked at Gaizhou garrison commander Bai Yunming, Haizhou garrison commander Li Mao, Fuzhou garrison commander Gu Si, and Jinzhou garrison commander Jin Weifan. These four were all local garrisons of the Qing Dynasty before, and became his subordinates after surrendering. Because they were newly surrendered generals, they were not like those old men who had followed him for many years, so they had to be more polite on the surface. Winning over the hearts of the people and using both kindness and power was the way to lead the troops. Thinking of this, he asked with a smile: "How are the soldiers in your camp being trained?"

Among the four, Gu Si was originally the garrison commander of Fuzhou in the Qing Dynasty, and Wang Guotai was originally the lieutenant general of Fuzhou in the Qing Dynasty. They were old acquaintances and had some friendship. He was the first to answer: "The 300 soldiers under my command are well-organized and do not need to be reorganized. Be careful to guard the place these days and do not make any mistakes." Liaodong lacks population. Although the four states in southern Liaoning are not small, ordinary states can only organize a garrison camp of 300 people. Even Gaizhou, which is the capital of the prefecture, can only train 500 people. Gu Si originally had a battalion of 300 people under his command, so there is indeed no need to reorganize.

Wang Guotai nodded and suddenly laughed, "Captain Gu, our town has long recommended you to the court as the guerrilla commander of Fuzhou. It's just that the Ministry of War has not yet moved to Shenyang, so the documents are a bit slow and have not been issued. When I came to southern Liaoning, the Khan bestowed me with many imperial decrees, which allowed me to be directly appointed to positions below the guerrilla commander. For positions above the guerrilla commander, I still need to pass the review of the Ministry of War. Don't worry~ haha~ don't worry".

"Thank you, Marshal, for your cultivation," Gu Si hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

This is the good thing about being a superior, you can control the future of your subordinates. Wang Guotai nodded arrogantly and waited for the others to report.

"Reporting to the commander, I have been ordered to reorganize the soldiers guarding Niuzhuang City and Haicheng, and have a total of 300 soldiers. These soldiers are all veterans and can still fight," Haizhou garrison Li Mao reported. He was only a sixth-rank cavalry captain in the Qing Dynasty, but became a fifth-rank garrison commander after being demoted to the imperial guard. He was very grateful and was particularly attentive in training the soldiers this time.

"Okay," Wang Guotai nodded.

"The commander knows that the original city guards of Gaizhou were only 200, and they were expanded to 500 at once, so their combat effectiveness naturally declined. I am training them intensively these days, and I believe that they will be able to form an army soon," reported Bai Yunming, the garrison commander of Gaizhou. The Bai family is a famous family in Gaizhou, and they belong to the Han Army White Banner. Among the three brothers of the Bai family, the eldest brother, Bai Dengming, was the governor of Taicang Prefecture. A few years ago, Zhu Chenggong attacked Chongming, and the other divisions did not dare to rescue him. He drove a boat alone and rushed into Chongming in the middle of the night, and defended the city with the governor of Chongming County, making great contributions; the second brother, Bai Yunming, was a fifth-rank Yunqiwei. Although he was a military official rather than an official position, he was a hereditary noble, and because of family reasons, he also supervised 200 garrison soldiers in Gaizhou; the third brother, Bai Qiming, had just passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. In another time and space, he was appointed as the governor of Qingyuan, Guangdong in the 21st year of Kangxi, but in this time and space, he was still in his hometown of Gaizhou. It is said that the family has received great favors from the Qing Dynasty, and they should resist when the Wei army attacks. However, Bai Yunming thought again and again, and felt that relying on his mere 200 soldiers to fight against the Wei army would undoubtedly lead to his own destruction. If he was defeated and the city was broken, the lives of the whole family would be in danger. He was unwilling to die for the Qing Dynasty and obediently became David's subordinate. Knowing the influence of the Bai family in Gaizhou, Wang Guotai comforted the surrendered Bai Yunming, not only giving him a real post of a fifth-rank garrison, but also allowing him to expand his troops from 200 to 500. As a military general, there is no one who does not want to lead as many soldiers as possible, and Wang Guotai, who was originally a lieutenant general of Fuzhou in the Qing Dynasty, is also an acquaintance. Bai Yunming therefore worked for David wholeheartedly and won the trust of General Wang.

"Well, we can rest assured that you are doing your job," Wang Guotai praised him and asked Jinzhou garrison commander Jin Weifan, "Jinzhou has many ports, and Zhongzuo (Lüshun) has a customs office. How is the water camp being organized?"

Although the Manchus were good at archery and horsemanship but not at naval warfare, the young Emperor Shunzhi was arrogant and wanted to "train the navy". Even though there were not many warships in the north, there were quite a few navy camps. For example, the Dengzhou Navy Camp now had only thirteen warships, but it was led by guerrillas and garrisons; the Rongcheng Navy Camp had only ten warships and guerrillas; the Jiaozhou Navy Camp had nine ships and a thousand generals with garrison titles... The Jinzhou Navy Camp stationed in Zhongzuo (Lüshun) was established in the early years of Shunzhi. At that time, there were no ships, so ten silk-carrying ships were separated from the Dengzhou Navy Camp to form a camp head, with a garrison in charge. When the Wei army captured southern Liaoning, Li Sizhong, the garrison of the Jinzhou Navy Camp, saw that the situation was not good, and fled to Dengzhou with ten silk-carrying ships. As a result, there is no warship in Dengzhou today. However, Jin Weifan was previously the inspector of Jinzhou. Although he was a minor official, he had great power and had three small boats and 150 men under his command.

"In reply to the Marshal, the 'water geese' in Liaodong (referring to the fishermen in Liaodong who drift on the sea all year round and migrate on the sea like wild geese) all have boats. They regard boats as their homes and are very good at swimming. Although the boats are not big, they are suitable for sailing. Whenever they enter the port, the bay is full of masts, which is quite spectacular. You asked me to train a water camp, and I set my sights on these water geese. I have recruited more than a hundred people and eight boats. Now the Jinzhou Water Camp has been formed, with three hundred soldiers and eleven boats. It's just that the expenditure on silver is very high. If there is enough silver, we can get more boats," Jin Weifan reported respectfully.

Speaking of money, Wang Guotai sneered unhappily, "You have heard what those civil servants said just now. There is no money to build a city, so where is the money for our town to build ships? Let's do this for now. Your subordinates should not stay in Jinzhou City these days. All of them should be stationed in the port near the Zhongzuosuo Customs. They should strengthen patrols every day and call the police in time if they encounter the enemy."

"Yes," Jin Weifan said quickly.

Wang Guotai was still a little worried, so he ordered the left camp guerrilla Yang Hui to lead 1,200 soldiers to station in Jinzhou City, and the right camp guerrilla Xu Wen to lead 1,200 soldiers to station in Xiongyue City (Xiongyue Post) north of Fuzhou to prevent any accidents. (End of this chapter)