The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 759 The situation is very good

The current situation in Gyeonggi is very good, and the common people can work with peace of mind, so there is basically no idle land, and their lives can go on.

Since the "Red Banner Army" contracted Pingliao for five years and then took control of most of Shanxi bordering on the Gyeonggi, the only defense line that may face the enemy in Beizhili is the inner line.

Because Beijing is surrounded by the "Red Banner Army" garrison area on three sides within a radius of three to five hundred miles, only the southern border with Henan has no regular "Red Banner Army" troops stationed.

Chongzhen suspected that Huang Han was genuine, but it was not time to tear his face apart.

Zhang Fengyi, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, is now participating in the Pingliao plan. He Ruchong, who represented Liu Zhilun and exercised the real power of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, and Liu Zhilun became a cabinet minister.

These three ministers of the Ministry of War never thought about dealing with the "Red Banner Army" and were unwilling to be enemies with Huang Han. As long as the "Red Banner Army" was stationed, they were happy to withdraw the troops that needed to be paid by the court.

The current minister of the Ministry of War, Yang Sichang, is a strategist. He fantasizes about completing the grand plan of "opening the net at four corners and ten sides" to wipe out the bandits.

Therefore, Daming, the land of Gyeonggi, needs to garrison only the south side, the purpose is to prevent the bandits from breaking through the natural danger of the Yellow River in winter.

Liu Zhilun, Fang Zhenghua, and Li Ruolian have never slackened their efforts and have always paid attention to training their troops. A lot of the money Chongzhen received last year was also used to train the troops in the Beijing camp.

Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, and Sun Yingyuan are all commanders-in-chief due to their outstanding military exploits last year. The main battalion under their command has a full [-] troops, and the ratio of cavalry to three infantry and seven infantry is not low.

Emperor Chongzhen also knew Huang Han's way of training the "Red Banner Army" for a long time, and knew that actual combat training would make it easier to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

Doing so can not only improve the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp, but also give the generals the opportunity to exercise and show their talents. Once they are discovered, they will of course use them in an eclectic manner.

General Sun Yingyuan, deputy generals Lin Daye, Chen Gao, etc. were sent to Shanxi to be under the command of Hong Chengchou. They commanded [-] men and horses in the Beijing camp, and more than [-] cavalry. The quality of armor and equipment was higher than that of ordinary frontier troops.

Hong Chengchou waited for the 1 people who were loyal to the imperial court to have confidence in his heart. He was more at ease with the three general officers Cao Bianjiao, Yang Guozhu, and Wang Tingchen and let them form an army.

I used the Beijing camp to force the He Renlong, Ma Ke, and Tang Tong troops as the main force to fight against the bandits.

After Sun Yingyuan, Lin Daye, and Chen Gao led [-] people loyal to Daming to support Hong Chengchou, the effect was good. He Renlong, Ma Ke, etc. knew that they could not escape if they did not take action, and they also became ruthless and started to act. .

It is also because of the suppression of the salary, in order to make the Ming army work hard, the imperial court rarely issued or reissued the military salary for half a year. Hong Chengchou has a large number of people here, and he just got a lot of money and food, which greatly boosted morale. as excited.

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Lao Huihui, etc. didn't know why, but after being violently beaten by the Ming army who suddenly had a lot of accumulation, they felt that their opponents seemed to be possessed by martial arts.

As a last resort, they suddenly split up, and the rogues started to break up into parts again in order to prevent the main force from being wiped out.

Leaders such as Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, old Huihui Ma Shouying, Hunshiwan Ma Jinzhong, Hengtian Wang Zishun and others led the old camp to Sichuan.

Hong Chengchou broke up the main force of Shaanxi rogue bandits who were in the limelight, beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured [-]+ refugees.

During this period, Gao Jie and Bai Guangen, two rogue-born generals, stood out and were favored by Hong Chengchou, and they were given guerrilla official positions, and they were actually granted.

Obtaining the guerrilla actual authorization means that there is only a loose affiliation with the commander-in-chief, with independence and autonomy, and two to 3000 troops under direct command.

The guerrillas who took office as new officials, and generals with bad backgrounds, could not get enough troops, nor could they get enough pay, but these two had extraordinary abilities, and their approach was completely different from that of the Ming generals.

think about it?Who will pay the rogues, and they have not developed like a snowball?
Gao Jie and Bai Guangen are one of the leaders of the rebellious bandits, and they are too familiar with the behavior of the accomplices who robbed houses together in the past.

They were even able to find the place where the rogues buried their gold and silver treasures. Gao Jie and Bai Guangen knew many of the rogues who were scattered and surrounded.

Often these stragglers who were chased by Gao Jie and Bai Guangen saw the former leader wave their hands, and these people immediately chose to surrender, and the next day they changed into mandarin ducks and battle jackets to join the Ming army.

It didn't take long for Gao Jie and Bai Guangen's guerrilla battalion to exceed the quota of [-] soldiers.

When employing people, Hong Chengchou chose to turn a blind eye and close his eyes, as long as the generals under his command were willing to fight against the rogues, he would let them develop savagely.

This is the sorrow of the Ming court after entering the late Ming Dynasty. It doesn't matter whether it can fight, whether it is loyal, or whether it slaughters the people, what matters is how many troops it has.

Zuo Liangyu never did bad things, but because of the tens of thousands of people under his command, the court had no choice but to appoint an official and make a wish to coax him to work.

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, etc. played the golden cicada to get out of their shells, bypassed Hanzhong and took Guangyuan County in one fell swoop, and then conquered Ningqiang Prefecture.

Once again, the number of rogues and vagrants who had accumulated strength exceeded 20. They were not satisfied with attacking county and state cities, and set their sights on Hanzhong Mansion.

Hanzhong has a very long history of city building. It can be traced back to the Warring States period before the epoch. It has been reinforced and expanded by successive dynasties. Today, the city is three feet high and ten miles in circumference.

However, no matter how strong the city is, it cannot withstand internal cooperation and external cooperation. In order to seize the city, the rogues once again used the trick of mixing in spies.

Today, the "Red Flag Army" only keeps two cities operating in Shaanxi, namely Hanzhong and Xi'an. There are Sifang Express, "Red Flag Grain Line", "Red Flag Post Office" and Sifang Bank in the city.

Due to the turmoil in Shaanxi, there were countless old rich landlords, high-ranking officials and dignitaries who deposited their cash into the Sifang Bank. Sifang Express always needed to bring in silver and grain.

Fortunately, many Qiwei, Sifang Express bodyguards, and Sifang bank guards were active in Hanzhong, and the leader of the Qiwei Shaanxi Military Intelligence Department also came to Hanzhong to personally command.

The loyalty of the banner guards is the most important thing. The status and power of the heads of the military intelligence departments of each province are second only to the big spy chiefs like Huang Sifang and Li Sanniangzi.

The person in charge of the Shaanxi Military Intelligence Department is Huang Huiwu, whose hometown is Jiulitai Village. He is a generation older than Huang Han, and he is not far from Huang Yizhou's family brother.

He was transferred to Qiwei after being injured in Chongzhen for four years, and now he is the head of the Military Intelligence Department. His rank and salary are equivalent to those of the "Red Banner Army" who has been granted a thousand generals. Huang Sifang and Li Sanniang are treated the same as the battalion generals.

(End of this chapter)