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Chapter 529 Generals of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 529 Generals of the Ming Dynasty
"Oh, why is this? Does the Ma family regard money as dirt?"
This made Hong Tao a little puzzled. Although he had never been exposed to Mahjong, the Li family, who were as famous as them, made a lot of money in Liaodong. This is not a matter of greed or not, but a matter of doing one thing and shouting one thing. If you want to ensure the combat effectiveness of your subordinates, generous rewards are the best way. Who would be willing to fight with you without money?
"Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of Border Town has no authority or responsibility to dispatch military supplies. Even if he wants to collude with businessmen, it will be useless without the permission of the governor and governor." Seeing that his nephew was quick to talk, Jun Song knew that he couldn't hide even if he wanted to, so he had to He stood up to explain instead of Du Wenhuan.
Why hide? Because telling the truth is tantamount to accusing the governor and governor, who are all civilian officials. It was very dangerous in the Ming Dynasty for a general to accuse a civilian official or his superior without conclusive evidence, even if there was an emperor to protect him.
"...I see, that's good. You uncles and nephews have saved me a lot of trouble. Du Wenhuan, you are the deputy commander of the Ningxia Army. You should know Ma Chengzhao, right?"
When Jun Song said this, Hong Tao immediately understood the deeper meaning. That's right, the protective umbrella for border smuggling should not be found among military generals, because they have no power at all. The real decision-makers are the local governors and governors.
Since the investigation this time is about Shanxi merchants, and the smuggling locations are in Datong and Xuanfu, it has nothing to do with Huang Jiashan, the governor of the three sides. The focus of the investigation is Wu Chongli, the governor of Xuanda, and Wei Yangmeng, the governor of Shanxi.
"Ma Chengzhao is indeed serving under the minister, he..." Du Wenhuan answered without any pressure despite just asking about Shanxi merchants. At this time, the acquaintances involved immediately became cautious, not knowing how to express themselves. good.
"Wen Zhao, to be honest, Your Majesty will not express his anger at will." At this time, it was up to Jun Song to see if he was sensible, and he also gave appropriate support.
"General Ma Shen fought bravely and took the lead against the Tatars many times. He is a fierce general!" With Jun Song's assurance, Du Wenhuan no longer hesitated and commented on Ma Chengzhao.
"There are always advantages, but there are no shortcomings?" But Hong Tao is not satisfied with this cliche among colleagues. If he wants to understand a person's basic appearance, the easiest way is to listen to the shortcomings. Because shortcomings determine the bottom line, and the bottom line is the basics, I asked another question.
"... General Ma Shen was born in a general, so his vision is naturally higher. He is brave enough but not strategic, and his desire to kill is a little bigger." Sure enough, Du Wenhuan immediately became less happy when he talked about other people's shortcomings. After a lot of wording, I managed to come up with a few words as tactfully as possible.
"Is Ma Chengzhao an alcoholic?" Hong Tao didn't comment on whether these were shortcomings and continued to ask.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Ma Shen will convert to Islam and cannot drink alcohol."
"Oh, by the way, I forgot about this, so is he lustful and greedy for money?" Only after Du Wenhuan reminded Hong Tao did he remember that the Ma family is a Hui ethnic group and cannot drink. But not being able to drink does not mean abstinence. There are still three things left to drink, sex, and wealth.
"...I deserve death for my crime!" This question caused Du Wenhuan's expression to change immediately. He hesitated for a moment and suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtow to plead guilty.
"Ji Song, come and explain to him how to answer my questions. Sun Chengzong, if Jianlu comes to attack in large numbers, how should we deal with it? Do you have any regulations?"
What did Du Wenhuan think of that he wanted to take the initiative to plead guilty to? Hong Tao was too lazy to ask slowly, and it was difficult to eliminate the other party's doubts in just one or two sentences, so he simply let Du Song do the persuasion work. But I can't be idle during this time, so I just want to ask how the defense work along Shanhaiguan is being arranged. Although the possibility of Nurhachi launching a large-scale attack is not high, he cannot be careless at all. If he is not afraid of 10,000, he should be afraid of the worst.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, General Du and his ministers discussed and consulted Governor Yuan and Governor Li, and divided the 200 artillery pieces allocated by the imperial court into two batches. One hundred and fifty of them were placed in Shanhaiguan, Yiyishi, Huangtuling, There are ten passes such as Dongjiakou, Yiyuankou, Jianganling, Jielingkou and Taolingkou. From a high position, one can defeat a thousand.
Prepare multiple cannons and gunpowder at each location, store them in multiple locations, assign dedicated personnel to guard them, and discharge them regularly to check the effectiveness. If it is improperly kept and becomes ineffective due to moisture, the guard will be subject to military law.
There are also fifty field guns, the most powerful and lightest, mounted on wheels and equipped with extra mules and horses, placed in Shimen City, and sent for reinforcements as appropriate according to the distance and severity of the attack area. After drills, it can be transported within one day when there is no snow or rain. Even if the road is dangerous and slippery, if the cannon body is tied to the back of a pack horse, it can be climbed to the city in two days at the latest. "
Sun Chengzong was worthy of being an attendant in the Hanlin Academy, and he answered questions much more fluently. Regardless of whether the emperor liked to hear it or not, he explained all the military deployment clearly in one breath. In fact, it's nothing complicated, it's basically all about the placement of the artillery.
Since the victory in the battle to defend the capital, the power of artillery has been rumored to be astonishing along with the emperor's reputation. The common people pay more attention to the latter, while the frontier generals pay more attention to the former.
So the artillery that was originally more valued was immediately upgraded to one level and became particularly valued. The border towns tried their best to ask for it from the Ministry of War, while secretly raising money and recruiting people to secretly cast it.
Hong Tao didn't care about the petty actions of his courtiers, and he couldn't do anything about it, but no one could take away any of the artillery produced by the Yongding River Foundry. They were all prepared for the navy's new warships.
Du Song and Sun Chengzong still received preferential treatment because they were staunch royalists and shouldered the most important defense tasks. A batch of naval guns replaced from old battleships, plus a small amount of field guns equipped by the army, were specially approved for Shanhaiguan, and Yuan Keli and Li Ruzhang were asked to send people for guidance.
Now it seems that they did not fool around, and Du Song and Sun Chengzong did not follow the rules, but still put some thought into how to use artillery effectively. Whether it works or not depends on your daily training intensity and actual results.
"What if Jianlu sent light cavalry around Taolinkou like he did last time and looked for weak points to attack along the way?" However, Hong Tao was still not satisfied with just doing this step.
Since Chu Ying can successfully attack once, others may attack a second time. We cannot always count on the emperor to hold on to the capital and retreat from the enemy. If they don't come to the capital to fight head-on, but instead wander around and rely on mobility to cause damage, Li Ruzhang's 30,000-strong army alone really cannot ensure the success of driving away the enemy in a short time.
"Thanks to His Majesty's blessing of opening a market at the border, General Du and his ministers listened to the advice of the warden and staff, and asked him to find someone to dress up as a caravan and leave the border to go to the hinterland of the Beibei. They took advantage of the convenience of selling goods to interact with the local herdsmen. , follow the trend to find out the truth, and if there is any trouble, you can get the news first from the enemy.
In addition, as far as I know, Lin Dan Khan of the Northern Mongols was quite dissatisfied after Jianlu proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country. There were constant frictions at the border, and the relationship gradually became sour. It was even more difficult to travel between the various Mongolian tribes. "
(End of this chapter)
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