Borrow the day to change the day

Sun Chengzong also heard the news, and he told Zhong Jinwei: "In July of the first year of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi, who was the left servant of the Ministry of Rites at the time, told His Majesty that Li Fengjie and Wang Zunde from the Guangdong and Guangxi military gates were ordered to go to Macau to purchase artillery divisions. And big blunderbuss. After several twists and turns, it was finally sold, and it departed from Guangzhou in February of the second year of Chongzhen."

Zhong Jinwei calculated that he would only arrive at BJNG after starting in February, which is too long, so he couldn't help interrupting Sun Chengzong: "It takes so long to come to the capital from Guangzhou?"

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "It's really that the red barbarian guns are too heavy, so the journey is often delayed. It was only in October that we arrived in Jining, Shandong. Because the Cao River was dry, we had to change the boat to land. And because the Jianlu invaded the capital, it was delayed. time."

"Why don't you take the sea route and ship it directly to Tianjin. How fast is that!" Zhong Jinwei questioned.

"Marquis Zhongxing, don't forget that the sea is not safe. This cannon has to go by sea, and maybe it will be given to pirates or Xiyi." Sun Chengzong reminded. [

Zhong Jinwei sighed after hearing this: "It's really troublesome not to have command of the sea!"

Sun Chengzong also shook his head and sighed, Daming can't even take care of the land route now, so he can still manage the sea route.

Zhong Jinwei wanted to talk to Sun Chengzong about the naval battle, but felt that it was not the right time to talk now, so he had to hold back, but he felt too bored, so he said goodbye to Sun Chengzong, and went out for a stroll by himself, which he called a tour camp.

It was difficult for anyone to stop the supervising army from patrolling the camp, not to mention that Sun Chengzong had no intention of stopping him at all, so Zhong Jinwei was allowed to go.

As soon as he got out of the tent, Li Laosi called the other guards over and followed Zhong Jinwei.

Gu Baichuan saw Zhong Jinwei standing at the entrance of the tent without moving, and asked, "Master Hou, where are we going?"

Zhong Jinwei just panicked and went out to relax, not really patrolling the camp.So when I got to the door, I was in a daze.

Listening to Gu Baichuan's question now, he thought for a while and said, "Go, go and see my brother-in-law, I haven't seen him for a long time, go over and have a chat."

Gu Baichuan was used to Zhong Jinwei's unusual words and deeds, and he and Wang Peng and Yan Yingyuan had lived and died together. Zhong Jinwei asked to go and have a look, and he was also happy.

A group of them came to Lu Xiangsheng's camp and found that there were not many soldiers inside, and they were all sent out to patrol.

But it happened that Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan were both there, and when they heard that the supervising army was coming to patrol the camp, they rushed out to meet them.

Lu Xiangsheng was still wearing the official uniform of the fourth-rank magistrate. In this barracks, he was a special one like Zhong Jinwei.

And Yan Yingyuan was born as a Jinshi of Ciwu, and served as Lu Xiangsheng's deputy in the military camp, but he was actually the commander of the Minzhuang, because the soldiers in Lu Xiangsheng's camp were not considered regular troops.

Zhong Jinwei saw that Lu Xiangsheng was still the same as before, tall, but very gentle.But Yan Yingyuan has changed. First of all, his injuries have healed, and after so many days of life in the military camp, he is more energetic than before.

After Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan picked up Zhong Jinwei, they accompanied him to inspect the camp.

In fact, Zhong Jinwei didn't have much to inspect, he just walked and chatted with them.

Zhong Jinwei asked: "The decisive battle with Guannei Jianlu is about to begin, what do you think of Jiutai?"

"Jianlu poisoned the pass and threatened the capital. The court has delayed until now, and has to wait for the barbarians to arrive before ordering a decisive battle. The officials feel that they are too cautious." Lu Xiangsheng already knew that Zhong Jinwei trusted him, so Zhong Jinwei asked him about his views on the war. At that time, he spoke out the thoughts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

"Oh, so what do you think? Aren't you afraid that the army will be defeated due to lack of unity in the army?" Zhong Jinwei didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng had an opinion, so he asked. [

"Supervisor, this is what I think. In the past, the army lacked salaries and food, so morale was naturally low. The generals in the army control the salaries. When they are used, they will be given a little, and when they are not used, they will be hungry. Morale, The morale of the army is in the hands of the general. If the general has a different heart, the army he belongs to will naturally be unreliable." Lu Xiangsheng carefully analyzed the situation in the army to Zhong Jinwei.

Everyone actually knows about these situations, so they dare not send troops to fight Jianlu before they are sure.

After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's analysis, Zhong Jinwei said, "I know this situation, and this is also the main reason why the war has been delayed until now. Don't you think so?"

"The lower officials thought that when the imperial court began to pay the army of King Qin, the chief officials sent could seize or reduce the military power of the generals in various places and directly command the soldiers. It can be divided into two steps. One is to pay the soldiers in full. In order to stabilize the morale of the army; second, the chief officer and the soldiers share the same food and clothing, and share joys and sorrows, so as to gain the morale of the army. If these two steps are completed, the army will be united, and they will be able to fight Jianlu decisively." After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he looked at Zhong Jinwei's reaction.

Zhong Jinwei was walking and listening at first, but when he heard Lu Xiangsheng talk about the strategy of stabilizing and gaining the morale of the army, he stopped and turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng.

He remembered that in history, Lu Xiangsheng seemed to lead his troops in this way, so in a short period of time, he built a strong army in the late Ming Dynasty, the Tianxiong Army.This army is not only powerful, but also hard-working. Even if it lacks logistics supplies, it is still stable by Lu Xiangsheng's side, willing to die for Lu Xiangsheng.This can be seen from the fact that when Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, the soldiers were willing to die to protect Lu Xiangsheng's body and his reputation behind him.

In addition, from another aspect, it can be proved that Lu Xiangsheng alone won the military spirit, that is, after Lu Xiangsheng died for the country, this Tianxiong army disbanded.

Zhong Jinwei wondered if it would be better if Lu Xiangsheng was appointed to lead King Qin's army from the beginning.

After thinking for a while, he still shook his head secretly in his heart.When the previous situation was bad, people with high qualifications and prestige like Sun Chengzong had to be suppressed to get the current situation.

If Lu Xiangsheng, a fourth-rank magistrate who is not well-known in the military, was to be appointed as the commander from the beginning, the army might fall out before Lu Xiangsheng took any measures.

Zhong Jinwei thought of this, and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "You are right, but now that you have come to this point, don't think too much. I have already recommended you to the emperor to clean up the mess of Pidao left by Yuan Chonghuan. Do you have confidence? "

Lu Xiangsheng did not expect that Zhong Jinwei would appoint himself as a high-ranking officer in the military. Although he was forced by the current trend, he abandoned military and followed the civil service. He passed the Jinshi examination and became a civil servant.But in his heart, he still longs to fight on the battlefield, to show what he has learned in his heart, and to let his own military power gallop across the battlefield to serve the country and defend the people.

At that moment, Lu Xiangsheng clasped his fists to salute Zhong Jinwei and said, "Your official must live up to the task of supervising the army, and let the army of Pidao rise to build the rear of the captives."

Zhong Jinwei smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you."

Speaking of this, he looked at Yan Yingyuan who was watching the excitement, and then said to Lu Xiangsheng: "I will ask the emperor to let my brother-in-law continue to follow you and be your deputy, how about it?"

Yan Yingyuan was startled when he heard it, and he was mentioned immediately, and asked him to follow Lu Xiangsheng.

However, he has gained a deep friendship with Lu Xiangsheng these days, because the two have the same heart for the country and the people, and their personal skills complement each other.

Lu Xiangsheng is good at collecting the morale of the army and fighting in close combat.And I am good at checking for leaks and filling vacancies, long-distance.

Of course, their friendship can get better so quickly because of Zhong Jinwei's relationship.

Now that Zhong Jinwei said that he wanted to follow Lu Xiangsheng, he was obviously thinking for himself and finding a good leader for himself, so in his heart, Yan Yingyuan was secretly grateful to this brother-in-law.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard Zhong Jinwei's statement, he naturally had no objection, and was even very happy, thanking him repeatedly.

Zhong Jinwei smiled and said: "Jiutai, you don't have to thank me, I have selfish intentions. In the future, there will be naval warfare, and Phi Island will have sailors. I think you will hand over the navy to him so that he can have a Opportunities can be practiced. Of course, if he is incompetent, you should remove him, and I have no objection. Also, if he violates military laws, he should be dealt with according to how he should be dealt with, not because of me. There are concerns about the relationship, which affects the morale of the army.” [

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he was actually not worried at all, because judging from Yan Yingyuan's historical performance, it was impossible for him to be that bad.

Lu Xiangsheng is a stern-faced person. Hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, he nodded seriously.

At this point, Zhong Jinwei began to walk forward again, and then said: "I just remembered the naval battle, Mr. Sun should have allocated artillery for you, let me see how your training is going."