I want to be emperor

Chapter 428
Luo Zhixue looked at the map of Fengyang Mansion, and couldn't help thinking that he could get this cavalry. With the horses and riding skills of these frontier cavalry, plus the excellent equipment and superior equipment he provided Good salary and food treatment.

The combat effectiveness of this cavalry should be able to increase by a few percent.

And once you can control this cavalry, plus your existing first cavalry brigade and the cavalry regiments of each division, then follow-up to the northern Zhili area, facing a large number of frontier troops from the Ming army, and even facing the threat of a large number of cavalry from Mongolian captivity in the east. Sometimes you can let go of your hands and feet and play a game.

Thinking of this, Luo Zhixue immediately recruited several intelligence officers under his command, mainly to inquire about the situation of the Ming cavalry in the Jiangbei area.

It turned out that it was not very easy to do.

These Ming army cavalry were divided into several branches, and they did not belong to each other. More importantly, these cavalry were not subject to mandatory constraints.

Even the previous Yang Sichang failed to fully control these cavalry, and then let them follow Yang Sichang's orders to fight.

The active cavalry of the Ming Army in the Jiangbei area were dispatched from Xuanfu, Datong, and Liaodong. They were nominally to reinforce Jiangbei, and they were also under the jurisdiction of the former Yang Sichang, but in fact Yang Sichang could not command them at all...

Because these cavalry are all frontier cavalry, and the generals are counted one by one, all of them are warlord leaders in the frontier army.

They would listen to what Yang Sichang said, but it was hard to say whether to act or not.

I will do what is good for me, but I often ignore what is not good for me!

Before the Chu army launched a large-scale encirclement operation on the canal line, the 20th Division detoured Sizhou and went north to attack Taoyuan County. When the No. [-] three-mixed brigade landed in Haizhou, and then attacked Suqian.

In fact, Yang Sichang gave orders to the three Ming army cavalry in Fengyang Mansion, asking them to stop the Chu thieves from going north.

In the beginning, a small number of Ming army cavalry did run over, but when they saw that there were tens of thousands of Ming troops on the opposite side, and they were also covered by the first cavalry brigade, the main cavalry of the Chu army, they saw that it was no good, so they really went up to fight. Otherwise, they might have to fight against the [-]st Cavalry Brigade and the [-]th Cavalry Regiment of the Chu Army.

So a few small-scale ambushes were randomly staged symbolically, and then they ran away.

As for Yang Sichang's order for them to attack the 20th Division and even the No. [-] No. [-] Mixed Brigade to ensure the safety of the rear of Huai'an, they simply ignored it.

It can also be seen from this that the autonomy of these frontier cavalry is very high, and these cavalry generals are often leading troops to fight with their own interests.

Go up if it is beneficial, and slip away if it is not beneficial.

Just like Wu Sangui before, the court asked him to go south to reinforce the Central Plains, and he did go south with thousands of troops, but he never fought a large-scale battle with the Chu army from the beginning to the end, but rushed all the way to the Central Plains, and then all the way Rushing to go back.

There was no battle, but a lot of money and food was robbed, and a wave of blood was returned to the Liaodong Guanning Iron Cavalry.

So, these contemporary frontier troops, especially those in Liaodong, have developed into independent warlords.

When Chongzhen ordered them to go south, Wu Sangui and several other frontier generals who accompanied him seemed to obey Chongzhen's order, but in fact they took Chongzhen's words as fart.

The reason why they went south was not only to maintain the appearance of obeying the imperial court's order, but also to use such an excuse to search for money and food in the Central Plains.

And these are actually very beneficial to the military operations of the Chu army.

If the Chu army is at a disadvantage, for example, if the attacking troops are not accompanied by powerful cavalry, then these frontier cavalry will run up and pinch it if they feel that they have encountered a soft persimmon. Guns, supplies and ammunition are all big profits.

But on the other hand, as long as the Chu army puts on a strong enough posture, then there is no need to worry about these frontier cavalry fighting against themselves.

This was also the time when the Tenth Division entered Fengyang westward. The Chu army dispatched the [-]st Cavalry Brigade and two divisional cavalry regiments to strengthen the Tenth Division's ability to fight against the cavalry.

And the cavalry of the Ming army saw that the Tenth Division was not easy to mess with, so there was a high probability that they would not be determined to attack the Tenth Division.

This is also an important reason why the Chu army dared to march westward into Fengyang City even though they were still at a certain disadvantage in cavalry.

Because these Ming army frontier cavalry will not fight the Chu army to death.
But...for Luo Zhixue who wants to recover these cavalry, it is not so easy.

These frontier cavalry are too independent, which means that it is difficult for the Chu army to force them to fight with the Chu army or surround them...and then force them to surrender through conventional means of containment and combat.

Because even if the Chu army besieges Fengyang, these frontier cavalry will not take the risk to ask for help. As for whether Fengyang City will be breached by the Chu army, Zhu Dadian's life or death is none of their business...

Once the Chu army wanted to surround them in a roundabout way, these cavalrymen who had no place to defend and no scruples would not stay in place foolishly, and often ran away when the opportunity was not good.

Without the three cavalry of the frontier army, like three loaches, it would not be easy for the Chu army to catch them.

In this regard, after repeated consideration, Luo Zhixue felt that it would be unreliable to regain these cavalry in the Jiangbei area by force.

Because they don't give you the chance to oppress by force!

Instead, the method of Huairou appeasement can be used.

Isn't it just a few warlord leaders, whether they use high-ranking officials, rich salary and titles, or directly give them money, food and equipment, as long as they have the heart and dare to speak up, Luo Zhixue has the confidence to pull them over.

I am not afraid that you ask for a high price, but I am afraid that you do not ask for a price!
As a result, Luo Zhixue quickly ordered the Military Intelligence Department to contact the three frontier cavalry.

The work efficiency of the Military Intelligence Department was very high, and after receiving the order, it directly aimed at one of the frontier cavalry.

This is a cavalry unit from the Xuanfu, with a total strength of about [-] cavalry, commanded by the deputy commander Shen Yuankui, and is currently stationed in Hong County.

It was not the county seat of Hong County, which was captured by the Chu army long ago, but a small town near Lingbi in the northwest of Hong County.

The reason why the Military Intelligence Department approached Shen Yuankui first was because after Shen Yuankui went south, he hardly cooperated with the other cavalry or Zhu Dadian's troops, and he always walked alone.

So the Military Intelligence Department judged that this Shen Yuankui was very likely to be at odds with Zhu Dadian and the others, or he was simply withdrawn and out of gregarious, and it was easier to win over such a person.

Of course, this is only the judgment of the Military Intelligence Department itself. The specific situation will only be known after further in-depth understanding.

What pleased the people at the Military Intelligence Department was that when contacted by a local gentry who had been bought by the Military Intelligence Department, the other party did not show a strong attitude of rejection.

Of course, he didn't show too much enthusiasm, but met the middleman lukewarmly.

This made the military intelligence department decide to increase the intensity of contact.

Three days later, an envoy from the Military Intelligence Department entered the town where Shen Yuankui's cavalry was stationed.

The envoy met Shen Yuankui and expressed his intention to appease him on behalf of the Military Intelligence Department, and even initially offered a high price.

As long as Shen Yuankui is willing to defect, he will be awarded the rank of brigadier general and a baron, and the cavalry will be given the establishment of the cavalry brigade, and Shen Yuankui will serve as the brigade commander of the cavalry brigade.

In addition, according to the standards of the Chu army, three months of salary will be paid at one time. The follow-up salary and food and other treatment will be the same as those of the regular cavalry troops of the Chu army.

In addition, Shen Yuankui will also receive an additional 1 taels of silver in cash, a mansion in Jinling City, and the Military Intelligence Department will send spies to the north to welcome and protect Shen Yuankui's immediate family members who are located in Xuanfu.

The conditions in all aspects can be described as very generous!
To be honest, this is the first time that the Chu army offered such a generous price to try to recruit an enemy general.

And this was also the reason why Shen Yuankui hesitated and didn't refuse immediately.

It has been several months since Shen Yuankui led his troops to the south, and he has dealt with the Chu army a lot, and he also knows some routines and conditions of the Chu army's recruiting.

As powerful as the One Piece King Zheng Zhilong, he only got a rear admiral, and many generals and deputy chiefs can only get the title of a school officer.

As for Song Zushun, who surrendered to the bandits a while ago, he surrendered as a governor, and the Chu army only gave him a major general.

Although Song Zushun had already been defeated at that time, and he didn't have much bargaining capital, he was still the governor of a province anyway.

The news spread to Youzhou City. It is rumored that Chongzhen scolded for more than half an hour in the court hall, and even scolded a vote of important officials, and then one vote had something to do with Song Zushun, especially The officials who made friends with him and even recommended him were dismissed from office, and those who were sent to prison were sent to prison...

He also ordered that the family of Song Zushun be ransacked and exterminated...

However, Chu State prevented Song Zushun from harming his family after he surrendered. gone.

Song Zushun voluntarily surrendered, and Luo Zhixue, the leader of the Chu thieves, admired him, so he won the rank of major general of the army. It was still a false position, and he did not give him a real position immediately.

But now, in order to recruit him, the Chu thief directly offered a price for the rank of brigadier general, and let him continue to lead the cavalry under his command.

No matter how you look at it, it's like pie falling from the sky!

Shen Yuankui is a very typical frontier general. He has fought all his life, fighting against the Dong captives, against the Tatars, against the bandits, against the rebels, and now he is still fighting against the Chu bandits...

His long career in the frontier army had already made him see through many things.

For example, in troubled times, money or even official titles are not important, the important thing is to have soldiers under your command!
As long as there are soldiers under his command, then the Ming court is destroyed, and Shen Yuankui can still be very chic.

No, now that Ming Ting is about to die, the Chu Dynasty still pays a high price to win over the cavalry under their command.

He could more or less guess why the Chu army paid such a high price. It was nothing more than the lack of cavalry under his hand, so he bought horse bones with thousands of dollars.

And he, Shen Yuankui, does not reject being a horse bone!
So Shen Yuankui thought over and over again, especially when Chu Jun raised the price again, he decided to buy himself and his Qianqi at a good price!
And this person sold himself to Chu, which suddenly made the situation in Jiangbei even more chaotic.

(End of this chapter)