I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 635: Everyone is familiar

At this time, Wang Yi'e, Wu Cheng'en, Tang Kekuan and Liu Xian took a boat from Changde City up the Yuan River and arrived at the county seat of Yuanling, the capital of Chenzhou Prefecture.

A group of local civil and military officials greeted them at the dock outside the city.

Wang Yi'e, wearing a scarlet robe and a black hat, stepped onto the trestle bridge, reached out to support a military officer in his forties, and laughed, "Wu Qiao, we meet again."

"Governor Wang, I didn't expect to see you so soon." The general replied with a hearty smile.

He was dressed in military uniform, with a steel sword on his waist and a big hat on his head, looking dignified and simple.

"Mayang Lieutenant General, Commander of Zhenxian Camp, Deng Zilong and Deng Wuqiao." Wang Yi'e began to introduce the two sides, "This is your superior, Commander-in-Chief of Qianzhong Commandery, Tang Kekuan and Tang Wuhe."

"I am here to see Envoy Tangdu."

"Deng Wuqiao, we can fight side by side again."

Wang Yi'e asked in surprise: "Do you know each other?"

"We used to be comrades under Er Hua Gong (Tan Lun)."

Wang Yi'e said with relief: "No wonder. Wuqiao was a capable general who fought against the bandits in southern Jiangxi when I was the governor of Jiangxi. But later, there was a change in Guizhou and Xiangxi, and he was transferred here by the court.

The Miao uprising in Mayang and the Liping mutiny in Guizhou were both suppressed by Deng Wuqiao and his troops.

After that, he continued to introduce: "This is Liu Xian, the commander of Sichuan Border Command, Liu Weiming."

"Brother Liu, nice to see you again!" Deng Zilong said happily.

Wang Yi'e was shocked. "You also know Liu Weiming? Yes, you are from the same hometown."

Liu Xian laughed, "Let the governor know that I was originally from Gongjialong, Nanchang County, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. Later, I used my uncle's surname Liu, passed the Sichuan military examination, and stayed in Sichuan to serve as a soldier.

During the Miao Rebellion in Yibin, I killed the enemy and made meritorious service. Then I was recommended by my fellow townsman, former Nanjing Minister of War Jifu Gong (Zhang Ao), and was appointed as the deputy commander of Nanjing Zhenwu Camp. Later, when the Japanese Rebellion broke out in the southeast, I was transferred to Zhejiang Dusi. It was also under the command of Erhua Gong that I fought side by side with my brother Wuqiao. "

Wang Yi'e understood that Tang Kekuan, Deng Zilong and Liu Xian had all once been Tan Lun's subordinates.

No wonder the emperor not only appointed him as the Minister of War, but also promoted him to be one of his advisors.

Quietly, he was another leader of the Southeast faction, able to compete with Hu Zongxian secretly.

Wang Yi'e also knew that Zhang Ao, the former Nanjing Minister of War who set up the Zhenwu Camp to prepare for the Japanese invasion, was dismissed from office in the 39th year of the Jiajing reign because of a mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp and had lived in his hometown ever since.

I heard that Liu Xian had arranged a marriage for his son Liu Jing long ago, and the girl was Zhang Ao's daughter.

"Haha, since we are all acquaintances, then it's easy to talk. This is the Supervisory Office Chief Clerk Wu Chengen, Wu Ruzhong."

"I have met Mr. Sheyang."

"Wu Qiao, we meet again."

Well, we are still acquaintances.

Afterwards, he met with Chenzhou prefect Quan Shenyong and Yuanling county magistrate Wu Da, exchanged greetings, and then returned to the Chenzhou prefect's office together.

Chenzhou prefect Quan Shenyong hosted a banquet to welcome Wang Yi'e and his entourage, and both the host and the guests left in great joy.

Wang Yi'e unceremoniously occupied the backyard of the prefectural government office and turned it into his headquarters.

After the welcoming banquet, Wang Yi'e invited Deng Zilong to the signing room to discuss matters with Tang Kekuan, Liu Xian and Wu Cheng'en.

"Wuqiao, Envoy Liu came here just to see the situation in Xiangxi and Guizhou. In a few days, he will take a boat to Lizhou and go up the river to Sichuan to take up his post. He will be under the command of Governor Yin and command the troops in Sichuan.

One of the current tasks of the Sichuan-Beijing troops is to cooperate with us to suppress the Yang family of Bozhou and set an example for the reform of the aboriginal system in the southwest.

She Xiaozhong, the envoy of Yongning in southern Sichuan, and An Guoheng, the envoy of Guizhou in Shuixi, had been fighting each other for more than ten years, and there was no sign of peace. During the Jiajing period, the Guizhou general led troops to suppress the rebellion, but was defeated by the Shuixi troops, so they became even more disrespectful of the imperial court.

Let them continue fighting for now. After they finish dealing with the Yang family, it will be their turn."

Deng Zilong understood.

He was very confused just now. Why did the Sichuan Commander come to Xiangxi? Wasn't his side under the control of the Qianzhong Commander?
So that's what happened.

Wang Yi'e changed the subject and asked Deng Zilong directly about the business: "The Baojing Prefecture Xuanwei Envoy and the Yongshun Xuanwei Envoy will be merged into Yongshun Prefecture soon.

The Baojing Prefecture Xuanweishisi and the Yongshun Xuanweishisi were changed to Baojing County and Yongshun County, and also administered the four counties of Fenghuang in the south and Yongding, Sangzhi, and Cili in the north.

This is the first blow in Huguang's reform of the natives, and success or failure is of great importance. "

Deng Zilong looked solemn and listened quietly.

"I have been to Sangzhi, Yongding and Cili, and also to Baojing Prefecture and Yongshun. At that time, I was on a private visit in disguise, came quietly and left quietly, so I did not meet you.

I, the governor, understand the situation here very well. Whether Yongshun Prefecture can succeed depends on whether the Zhenxiang Camp under your command can be stable.

Wuqiao, tell everyone about the situation in Zhenxianying."

"As ordered!"

Deng Zilong cleared his throat and said, "Zhenxianying was named after Zhenxiancheng. Zhenxiancheng was the county seat of Weiyang County in the former Tang Dynasty, and was named after the nearby Xianzi Creek.

During the reign of Emperor Qianyuan, Wuzhaisi was set up in Zhenxian City. In the eighth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, Zhenxian Garrison was set up. In the thirty-third year of Jiajing, the Lieutenant General of Mayang moved to Zhenxian City.

The previous Mayang mutiny was a mutineer among the soldiers of Mayang Town in Zhenxian City. After I was ordered to suppress it, I asked for permission to set up the Zhenxian Camp and trained 5,300 soldiers.

He paused and continued, "Superintendents Tang, Liu, and Wu are in charge of the city. There is Phoenix Mountain near Zhenxian City, so it is also called Phoenix City. The Miao and Han people live here, and sometimes there are soldiers and civilians who moved here during the Hongwu reign.

He was a brave and fierce warrior. In the 33rd year of Jiajing's reign, he moved from Mayang to Zhenxian City and participated in the expedition against the rebellion of chieftains such as Huang Zhong and A Xiang in Shinan (Enshi, Hubei), and made many military achievements.

"Before the rebellion, there was no reward for merit, and the rewards and punishments were unclear. The officers and soldiers appealed many times, but were rejected. They had deep resentment, so there was this rebellion."

Wang Yi'e stroked his beard and said, "I know about this. Wu Qiao entered Zhenxiang City alone. He remained calm in the face of thousands of chaotic soldiers and spoke frankly and reasoned. The entire Zhenxiang camp was impressed."

Deng Zilong said quickly: "Fortunately, Hu Futai raised 50,000 silver dollars and 5,000 dan of grain for me and transported them to Zhenxian City in time. The Zhenxian camp saw that I was trustworthy, so they were convinced."

Wang Yi'e sighed, "The world is so big, and there are shameless people everywhere who are greedy for merit and ignore rewards. After receiving Wu Qiao's memorial, the emperor was furious and sent a letter of 800 li to this governor who was still on his way to take office, asking this governor to severely punish them.

In addition, he specifically asked the Supervisor of the Imperial Household to allocate 100,000 silver dollars, 10,000 pieces of silk, and 50,000 pieces of cotton cloth from the inner treasury as compensation for the Zhenxiang Camp, and also asked this governor to send an envoy to Zhenxiang City to apologize to the officers and soldiers of Zhenxiang Town.

As soon as I took office, I followed the imperial edict to behead 25 people, including the former Mayang Lieutenant General, Zhenxiang Garrison Commander, Chenzhou Prefect, Huguang Circuit Inspector, and Inspector Censor, who had been greedy for rewards. The heads were sent to Zhenxiang and other places.

Then, Wu Changshi was sent to Zhenxian City on behalf of the governor to convey the emperor's decree."

Deng Zilong said excitedly, "Seeing those traitors who embezzled military rewards being beheaded, and hearing the imperial edict conveyed by Wu Changshi, everyone in Zhenxiang Camp burst into tears, shed tears of gratitude, and vowed to serve the emperor till death." Wang Yi'e was deeply touched, "The emperor is very strict in managing the army, and rewards and punishments are clear. In the past, I don't know how many civil and military officials were killed for embezzling military rewards. It is because of this that the new army of the Ming Dynasty has the reputation of being as strong as steel.

Wuqiao, now that the emperor has returned justice to the Zhenxiying Camp, do they know what to do? "

"I am willing to die for the emperor and go through fire and water for the Ming Dynasty!"

"Okay. According to the military order issued by the Central Military Governor's Office, the Zhenxian Camp selected 3,500 men and organized them into the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Shenwu Army, and incorporated them into the Left Guard Regiment of the 4th Division of the Qianzhong Military Governor's Office.

The remaining officers and soldiers of the Zhenxian Camp were organized into the 27th Regiment of the Hunan Garrison Army.

After Hu Zongxian took charge of the military government, he changed the previous rule of using the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as the numbers of infantry regiments.

It is too complicated, and officers and soldiers who are not well-educated can easily be confused.

So we simplified it to the minimum and just numbered it by numbers.

The same is true for the various Dusi units that were mobilized to go on the expedition, such as the Fourth Division of the Qianzhong Dusi mentioned earlier.

In other words, the newly formed Zhenwei Army of Zhenxiangying was organized with the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Shenwu Army as its basic organization and the Left Guard Regiment of the 4th Division of Qianzhongdusi as its combat organization.

Why make it so complicated?
This is the most basic preventive and balancing measure.

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Compared with the previous situation where the general did not lead the troops, it is much better for the soldiers not to know the general.

Once the Qianzhong Command completed its combat mission, each regiment was assigned to its own army. They would be drawn up again when there was a combat mission to form another combat group.

Such measures can not only ensure that the army maintains its combat capability on the basis of the infantry regiment, but also prevent the privatization of Liaodong Town during the Tianqi and Chongzhen years as much as possible.

"This time, I also brought 3,500 Longqing Type II cavalry smoothbore rifles, 300 pistols, and six-jin mortars. Well, the emperor named the mortars mortars."

Wang Yi'e slapped his forehead and started to popularize the concept to Deng Zilong.

"From now on, guns and artillery will be classified by caliber instead of shell weight. The Longqing Type 2 smoothbore rifle has a caliber of 18mm and fires 17mm lead bullets.

The old six-jin field gun had a caliber of 95 mm and fired 90 mm diameter shells. Now its full name is Longqing Yuan-style 95-jin field gun.

The 9-jin field gun is called the Longqing Yuan-style 105 field gun, and the 12-jin field gun is called the Longqing Yuan-style 120 field gun.
These new systems are currently being communicated to the troops equipped with guns and firearms. You haven't been equipped yet, so they haven't been issued to you yet. I'm quick to speak, so I'll give you a heads up."

"Thank you for the guidance, Governor Xian."

"Continuing from what I just said, in addition to the long and short guns, we will also give you 12 Longqing Type 3 95 mortars and 6 Longqing Type 3 95 mountain guns. These two types of guns absorb the lessons learned from the battles in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Envoys Tang and Liu have the most say. "

Tang Kekuan and Liu Xian smiled at each other, and it was Tang Kekuan who spoke out: "The governor is right. Our previous mortars and field artillery can fire single shells and shrapnel shells at long range, and use shotgun shells at close range. They can kill gods and Buddhas, and are very sharp.

The only downside was that it was too heavy. The Type 95 field gun, including the gun carriage, weighed more than a thousand pounds. Guangxi was a mountainous area, and the artillerymen were driven crazy by it.

Later, according to the requirements of the soldiers on the front line, the Taipu Temple developed the Longqing Type 3 Type 95 mountain cannon. Steel was used for key parts, the structure was simplified, and the weight was reduced to 780 kilograms, less than 1,000 kilograms.

The key is to facilitate loading and unloading. The wheels, gun carriage, and gun body can all be disassembled and carried separately. When you reach the combat position, you can install and adjust it and then fire.

The same is true for the Longqing Type 3 95 mortar, whose barrel is made of steel, weighs only 260 kilograms and can be easily disassembled and assembled. It also draws on the self-flying mode of rockets to improve new shells. It can hit farther and more accurately.

Unfortunately, these two weapons came out a little late. They were distributed to the various units only after we had fought in Guangdong and Guangxi. But good things never come late, and you can use them just in time. "

Deng Zilong was overjoyed and said, "With this powerful weapon, Zhengui, well, our Shenwu Army's 11th Infantry Regiment will surely be able to defeat the enemy, make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and repay the emperor's grace."

Wang Yi'e laughed and said, "Tell the brothers that you have become the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Shenwu Army. This time, you don't have to worry about anyone embezzling your military merits and rewards. Risk your life and earn some military merits.

I'll send them the booklet from the Propaganda Bureau of the Metropolitan Government later, and then ask the people from the Propaganda Department to read it to them, so that they can know how many titles, honors and hereditary positions the court has bestowed on them for their efforts in suppressing the Japanese in the southeast, pacifying the Hu people in the north, and managing the South China Sea.

How many wounded and discharged soldiers were treated favorably by the imperial court after returning to their hometowns. Let them know what they are doing and just fight bravely against the enemy!"

Deng Zilong said happily: "We warriors learn martial arts and cultivate courage in order to repay our emperor and serve the court, and win fame and honor in our lifetime and after our death."

Wang Yi'e said: "Okay! Wuqiao, you should complete the organization as soon as possible and send out the guns and cannons as soon as possible. Tang Dushi selected 150 elite officers and non-commissioned officers from the Zhenwu Army to form a teaching team.

These officers and soldiers of the Zhenwu Army were equipped with smoothbore rifles and artillery in the second year of the Longqing reign. They were transferred to Annan to fight and have rich practical experience. You should listen carefully to their instructions and train, and form an army as soon as possible. "

"As ordered!"

Tang Kekuan said: "The three infantry regiments of the Zhenwu Army are now stationed in the prefectures and counties of Baoqing Prefecture, and are moving to Chenxi, Xupu, and Yuanzhou (Zhijiang) in batches.

These three infantry regiments, together with the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Shenwu Army reorganized from the Zhenxian Camp, are combined into the Fourth Division of the Qianzhong Military Command. Deng Zilong, the Military Commander has obtained the approval of the Governor-General and reported to the Central Military Commander's Office to appoint you as the commander of the Fourth Division. "

That's right, after Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, he stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table. The military organization was completely changed into squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, and divisions, and the chief officers were renamed squad leaders, platoon leaders, and division commanders.

At the company level and above, there are propaganda officers responsible for propaganda and agitation; at the battalion level and above, there are staff officers responsible for intelligence collection and analysis, and assisting the battalion commander in drawing up combat plans; at the regiment level and above, there are staff offices, propaganda offices, and logistics offices
At the same time, the garrison troops were reduced from the previous 26 armies to 12 armies, namely Yulin, Konghe, Xiaoqi, Huqi, Longxiang, Huben, Baotao, Yingyang, Feixiong, Wuxiang, Shenwu and Zhenwu.

Deng Zilong immediately stood up and said, "I will obey your orders."

Wang Yi'e said on the side: "The 11th Infantry Regiment of the Shenwu Army, the commander and deputy commander, Wu Qiao, you have to choose the right candidates. The General Staff, the Political Propaganda Department and the Logistics Department, the Dusi will select the best soldiers and generals. Envoy Tang will personally talk to them, be humble and diligent, and cooperate with the chief and deputy chief officers.

Wuqiao, you have to explain everything too, don't get upset.

The staff, propaganda and logistics personnel are the core of every team. They are appointed by the emperor and have been verified through dozens of battles.

Whether or not we can win the battle depends entirely on whether these three tasks can be done well. You must tell all the officers and soldiers in the regiment that times have changed. Courage is important, but advanced tactics, motivation and mobilization, and logistical support are also very important.

Let's just put it this way, Tang Dushi, where are the three infantry regiments of the Zhenwu Army? "

Tang Kekuan replied: "Governor, the Fifth Infantry Regiment of the Zhenwu Army has crossed the Xuefeng Mountain, and the vanguard battalion has arrived at Chenxi County."

"Is Chenxi County close to Fenghuang?"

Deng Zilong replied: "It's close, only separated by Mayang County."

"After the initial training, the 11th Shenwu Regiment and the 5th Zhenwu Regiment conducted a drill to let the officers and soldiers of Zhenxian open their eyes and see how the war in the new era is fought!"

"As ordered!"

Wang Yi'e said with relief: "Now that Zhenxiangying has been stabilized and Yongshun and Baojing have been transformed into officialdom, those chieftains, big and small, will not be able to cause any trouble.

Ling Futai is still killing people in Changsha. After he finishes killing people, he will personally take charge of Changde Prefecture and set up Yongshun Prefecture and government offices in various counties.

As for us,

Wang Yi'e looked at Tang Kekuan and Liu Xian and said, "Let's go to Luxi first to meet our guests."

(End of this chapter)