Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 415 0410 [Division Brigade Battalion]

Xiangyang.

Wang Ti, Wang Xun and his son were invited to camp at the Generalissimo's Mansion.

Because the Generalissimo's Mansion is in Hanzhong, Xiangyang is called Xingying here, and it was changed from the Mentoring Division Yamen on South Jingxi Road.

"Humph!"

Seeing Zhu Ming, Wang Bao let out a cold snort. He was still refusing to surrender after being captured for more than half a year.

Wang Xun was afraid that his father would provoke him, so he bowed to him and said, "The guilty general, Wang Xun, has met Your Excellency the Generalissimo."

Wang Ting reprimanded his son: "A rebel, what is he called a generalissimo? Since the Tang Dynasty, the system has not allowed anyone who is not a prince or prince to be a generalissimo!"

Zhu Ming was not angry, but said with a smile: "I negotiated peace with the court of the Song Dynasty, and it was stamped with the seal of the Generalissimo. Zhao Ji has admitted it, why don't you admit it? Do you still want to disobey the emperor's order?"

"That dizzy..."

Wang Ting wanted to scold the faint king very much, but when he got to the point of scolding, he stopped, and his momentum also weakened by three points: "That can't be counted."

Zhu Ming asked: "Zhao Ji doesn't count what he says, so who has the final say in the court of the Song Dynasty? Cai Jing? Cai You? Wang Fu? Or Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng?"

Wang Ting was speechless and simply shut up.

Zhu Ming also chased and beat him, saying to the left and right: "Please bring people in."

Seven or eight people came in at once, most of them were the wives and concubines of the father and son, and there were two little children who were a few years old.

Wang Xun asked his wife, "Where is Brother Hang?"

His wife took out an unsealed letter and said: "Brother Hang wrote a letter to sever the relationship between grandparents, grandchildren, and father and son. This is a letter of extirpation, and it has been read by the imperial envoy."

"it is good!"

Wang Tin, who was severed, praised: "Sure enough, he is my good grandson!"

Wang Hang is 14 years old this year, at the age of half understanding, there must be someone to help out with ideas.

Wang Tin's old wife also took out several letters, but they were written by his elder brother, second son, and third son, claiming to sever the relationship between brother and father.

Wang Tin's eldest brother is Wang Dan, a civil servant, and his current position is Tai Pu Si Qing.

The two couples communicated in low voices and told about the situation in Tokyo.

First, Tong Guan impeached Wang Zhi for not obeying military orders, and after the defeat, he was attacked by surprise.Then Zhong Xiang rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor, and Zhong Xiang was a township soldier recruited by Wang Tien in Jinghu.Zhu Ming negotiated peace with the imperial court, asked for the family members of Wang Bao and his son, and even confirmed the two of them as thieves.

The three major crimes have no chance of turning over.

The emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty also wanted face, and they could not openly "communicate with thieves". The family members of Wang Bao's father and son were all sentenced to exile for two thousand miles.

As it flows, it flows to Xiangyang.

After listening to the old wife's narration, Wang Ting's face was ashamed. He had been expelled from the imperial court, and now he was just a bandit.

His grandfather Wang Gui, known as "Wang Tiebian", was brave and fearless, devoted himself to the country, and died in the battle of Haoshuichuan.

His father, Wang Guangzu, followed Kumamoto in the conquest of the Nanman, and he was the first in meritorious service.

He himself had been loyal to the court for most of his life, but in the end he became a thief.

Wang Xun sighed and persuaded: "Your Excellency, submit yourself, you can't go back anymore."

Wang Zhi stood there in a daze, his white hair looked particularly haggard.

Zhu Ming said: "The original Beijing Southwest Road Changping envoy privately kept a mansion in Xiangyang City. No one lives in this mansion now, so your family can move in."

"Thank you for the reward, Generalissimo." Wang Xun bowed.

Ju Ming added: "The family is reunited today, let's go back and catch up on the old days."

Wang Xun left with his mother, wife, and children, and left with his silent father.

A few days later, Wang Ting finally figured it out, and came to report in front of Zhu Ming.

Wang Teng was left to serve in the Marshal's Mansion, and his son Wang Xun was thrown into the militia.

After the veteran He Guan committed suicide, his son He Ji had surrendered and was currently serving as the militia commander in Jingmen, so Wang Xun could just serve as He Ji's deputy.

After they have made meritorious service in battle, the entire army, from the generals to the militiamen under their command, can become regulars.

"Mr. Zhengchen, long time no see, do you still remember me?" Wang Yuan smiled and cupped his fists.

Wang Ting was a little embarrassed, he clasped his fists in return and said: "I don't dare to use this word anymore, the old man has changed the word and obeyed."

Both of them are now working in the Marshal's Mansion, probably similar to a combat staff officer, and at the same time they have received some trivial powers.

Holding a stack of military materials, Wang Yuan said, "I was ordered to explain to the old general how to get familiar with official duties."

"Please tell me." Wang Ti didn't think much about it now, since he had voted for another owner, he should behave properly for the new owner.

Wang Yuan asked his entourage to bring boiling water, and made tea for Wang Ti himself: "This is black tea, made by Master Lue. Has the old general heard of it?"

Wang Ting nodded: "Some people drink in Tokyo too."

Wang Yuan opened the file and said: "The military system of the Rebel Army has been changed again after the reorganization this year. There are about 10000 people, and it is a division. Each division has three to four brigades, and each brigade has more than 3000 people. Each brigade has two regiments under its jurisdiction. A regiment has more than 1500 people. Each regiment has three battalions under its jurisdiction, and each battalion has more than 500 people..."

"It's also retro." Wang Ting couldn't help complaining, which reminded him of Song Huizong who was a big fan of retro.

The division, brigade and regiment battalion are all ancient Chinese military units.

For example, in the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were four levels of government soldiers: government, regiment, brigade, and team.

When Zhu Ming came up with this military system, people who know the goods don't think he is innovating, but think that he is going back to the past like Song Huizong.

Wang Yuan continued: "The master and deputy generals of a division are called the division commander and division deputy. By analogy, there are brigade commander, brigade deputy, regiment commander, and regiment deputy... Now there are only three division commanders, namely Zhang Guangdao, Li Baohe Yang Zhi. The rest of the generals, even if they can command enough troops, are just fake (acting) division commanders..."

Wang Ting nodded to express his understanding. Those three were the real generals under Zhu Ming's command.

Wang Yuan said again: "These are just military positions, just like the dispatches of the Song Dynasty. There are also military ranks, similar to the Jilu officials of the Song Dynasty, which are divided into generals, colonels, lieutenants, soldiers, and pawns. Those above the age of one year are called soldiers. Scholars are divided into upper, middle and lower ranks, and those who have made meritorious service can be promoted, and they can also be promoted by accumulating years and months. Military ranks at the above levels are also divided into upper, middle and junior ranks."

These are all nouns that existed in ancient times, and they used the metaphors of sending and sending officials in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Ting could understand them immediately.

The establishment of military positions and ranks is not only to make the troops more regular, but also to facilitate the promotion of soldiers.

At present, there are only three major generals, and they have been awarded the title of general. Zhang Guangdao is named General Dingyuan, and Li Bao and Yang Zhi are named General Ningyuan.

These are all scattered military officials in the early Northern Song Dynasty. General Dingyuan is the lower rank of Zhengwu, and General Ningyuan is the upper rank of Congwu.

The first rank is Hushi General, and the second rank is Zhen Guo Grand General and Fu Guo Grand General.

Of course, the champion general of the third rank sounds the most attractive.

Guan Sheng, Sun Lan, Li Jinyi and others belonged to the deputy division of the colonel, and they also had the number of generals, namely General Ranger and General Guerrilla.

As for the lower lieutenant colonels, there are only the titles of captains, such as Captain Zhaowu, Deputy Captain Zhaowu, and so on.

After talking a lot about the army, Wang Yuan reminded in a low voice: "In addition to the three generals, there is one more person who must be paid attention to. Zhang Tong from the Generalissimo's Mansion, this person assists the Generalissimo in managing the promotion of soldiers, and led the army alone in battle last year. "

Wang Ting asked, "What is the origin of this person?"

Wang Yuan said: "After the famous minister Zhang Yong, he has been with the Generalissimo for many years."

"The Rebel Army is the most powerful of these four people," Wang Ting suddenly sighed, "Oh, why do I care about these things? I'm old and I'm a surrendered general, so a good death is enough."

Wang Yuan's meaning was obvious, the surrendered generals should report to the regiment to keep warm, otherwise they would be suppressed miserably, but Wang Ting was unwilling to get involved.

Wang Ting continued to familiarize himself with the situation, and soon found that Jingmen had the largest garrison, so he couldn't help but ask, "Will you attack Jiangling next?"

Wang Yuan said: "Jiangling must be taken, it is the hub of Sichuan's wealth and goods."

"If it's against Xiang Zhong, the old man can go to battle himself!" Wang Ting gritted his teeth at Zhong Xiang. If it wasn't for this person's cascading mutiny, how could he have ended up like this?

……

Zhu Ming has already gone to Jiangling in person, planning to have a face-to-face meeting with Zhong.

If Zhong Xiang is willing to give up Jiangling, the two sides can continue to live in peace, otherwise they should be ready to go to war.

Zhong Xiang has occupied the entire territory of Tanzhou this year, and is sending his troops to attack Hengyang, Leiyang and Chaling, while he himself returned to Changsha to enjoy it.

Zhong Xiang was a very qualified leader of the rebel army in the first half year of the army.

At least on the surface, he does not approach women, does not indulge in pleasure, and treats his subordinates kindly.

But recently, he has gradually changed his character, canonized eight concubines in one go, and mobilized civilian husbands to build a palace in Changsha.When dealing with officials and military generals, he no longer listens to opinions so much, and becomes more and more arbitrary.

These are nothing, Zhong Xiang's fatal flaw is the unity of politics and religion.

Those officials under his command also combine politics and religion, having both official and teaching positions.People have to pay taxes to the government and donate money to religious organizations. The entire tax system is extremely chaotic.

The burden of the common people has indeed been reduced, but Zhong Xiang can't collect a few taxes at all, and now he lives by confiscating the money and food of the rich.

Moreover, Zhong Xiang's land is obviously vast and sparsely populated, but he does not organize the people to reclaim wasteland, but takes away the familiar land from the landlord and distributes it to the people.

Now Zhong Xiang is enjoying it again, and the officials are also beginning to enjoy it. It is estimated that within a year at most, the money and food they robbed will be stretched.

What to do then?
Exploiting the little people.

Now is the time when Zhong Xiang is most "popular", and Zhu Ming is unwilling to start a war with this person.

Otherwise, those soldiers who believed in the Manichaeism and were assigned to the land would really fight desperately on the battlefield, and it was very likely that they would be harder to fight than the Western Army.

Even if Zhong Xiang is defeated and the two roads of Jinghu are seized, Zhu Ming will be regarded as an intruder by the people, and the subsequent governance will become extremely difficult.

We must wait for Zhong Xiang to lose popular support!

It is also possible to fight a war first to consume Zhong Xiang's money and food, forcing him to exploit and rule the people in advance.

"The surname Zhu sent an envoy to Jiangling, and asked me to meet in person?" Zhong Xiang, who was dressed in a dragon robe, was surprised by this news.

Zhong Ziang, Prince of Great Chu, said: "This man must have come to claim Jiangling, and Jiangling's property and population must be removed as soon as possible. Jiangling hangs alone on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Once there is a war, it will be surrounded by groups. It is really not good. Good to hold on to."

Zhong Xiang wanted to save face very much now, and said: "If I don't fight a battle, I will take the initiative to give up Jiangling. Doesn't it appear that I am afraid of the surname Zhu?"

Zhong Ziang said: "What the father wants is the world, how can we care about the gains and losses of a city and a place?"

"Go and meet Zhu Ming first." Zhong Xiang didn't want to start a war with Zhu Ming, he didn't even fully occupy the Jinghu road.

And the further south you fight, the more intense the resistance you receive.

A large number of wealthy households heard about Zhong Xiang's policy, and would rather go bankrupt and recruit soldiers than surrender to Zhong Xiang.

(End of this chapter)