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Chapter 99 IOUs

Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Yingtai both seemed very excited after learning that Li Xianzhong returned to "Jiuguan" in time to help "Jiuguan" and repelled the Jianlu.

Because this "Kaiyuan Victory" was completed under their personal command.

It can be said that their "first performance" after taking office was very impressive, and it will leave a mark on their political resumes.

In particular, the Baigan soldiers regained Kuandian Fort, which was previously lost from Yang Hao. This great achievement of regaining lost territory even made it easier for them to be promoted than rebuilding captives.

Yan Mingtai, the supervisor of the Liaodong army, led his troops to defend Nanliang Dayiye Pass, which was a great achievement, which made him solidly known as a "good defender".

After the war, statistics showed that a total of 1 Jianlu soldiers and 1 auxiliary soldiers were annihilated.

However, in the end, the heads that could be taken out were only level 3700, Guangshun Pass was level 3000, and Zhenbeiguan (Old Pass) was level 700.

Of course, there is also the 3500 level where Li Xianzhong led his troops to sweep away Horqin and beheaded the Mongols.

But Li Xianzhong was not happy because his family fortune was wiped out.

Before the war started, he had 9500 Kaiyuan Road defenders, 2500 Liaodong cavalrymen, 2500 assault battalion troops, and 4500 Tieling Road defenders, totaling 19000 people.

In addition to the 1000 Pinglu guards, there are a real 2 soldiers and horses.

Now there are only 1500 people left on the entire Kaiyuan Road, 2500 people on Tieling Road, 1000 people in the assault camp, and 2300 people in the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

A total of 11300 people were killed.

Even the Pinglu Guards lost 500 people, and the overall battle losses were almost 6%.

In addition, two generals, Gao Zhen, the counselor at Guangshun Pass, and Liu Dayu, the guerrilla at Zhenbeiguan Pass, were killed in action.

Such a huge loss, not to mention the 12 taels of silver stolen from Horqin, would not be happy even if Nurhaci's head was placed in front of him.

Moreover, he also tricked and killed a thousand Mongolian cavalry under Zaisai, and owed a huge favor. For this reason, he had no choice but to give up the cattle and sheep he had agreed to before, which was another huge loss.

This time they were attacked by the Tatars and suffered heavy losses in war horses. Fortunately, they were supplemented by [-] good horses obtained by Horqin.

Overall, this attack was a huge loss.

For the sake of Ming Dynasty, he almost risked his life and fortune. Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Yingtai had to express their feelings, right?
Li Xianzhong almost cried and said: "Now that the original route has been almost destroyed, the general can't even gather the people to guard the pass. I also ask Xiong Jinglue and Governor Yuan to quickly mobilize troops, horses and ordnance."

This time, the people and weapons who drove the original route suffered huge losses. They also saw it with their own eyes, so it was natural for them to replenish it.

Xiong Tingbi said: "I wonder how many people General Li wants to recruit?"

Li Xianzhong said: "Katieliang Road originally had a total of 19000 troops, but now the vacancy is as high as 11700. I also ask Xiong Jinglue to fill the vacancy for the last general as soon as possible."

It would be difficult for Li Xianzhong to replace so many people. Nowadays, there are actually not many troops in Liaodong.

Especially since the South Road had just recaptured Kuandian Fort, it also needed to increase its defense strength.

Xiong Tingbi said: "For the time being, I can only replenish 3000 troops from other places for you. As for the remaining troops, you will either have to wait for reinforcements from the court, or you will have to recruit troops yourself."

In the Ming Dynasty, the garrison could recruit its own troops as long as it had the approval of the governor.Kaiyuan and Tieling were originally guard posts, but Kaiyuan has now risen to the level of Lucheng.

Li Xianzhong thought about the advantages of recruiting by himself. On the one hand, he could control the quality of soldiers.

On the other hand, the original private soldiers like the Pinglu Guards can be directly recruited into the official army.

Li Xianzhong said: "The situation is very tense now. In addition to the Jianlu who are ready to move, Horqin Mongolia has colluded with them, and the grassland is not peaceful. I urgently need to replenish troops and horses. I can no longer wait for reinforcements from the court. It seems that I can only Recruited on my own.”

"But the general has a few more requests, and I hope Xiong Jinglue can agree to them."

Xiong Tingbi understood the importance of Kaiyuan's defense, so he said: "As long as it is a reasonable request, I will try my best to satisfy you!"

Li Xianzhong said: "First, the three thousand soldiers transferred to me from other ministries must be cavalry, and it is best to have cavalry combat experience."

There is nothing that can be done about it. If a new recruit starts training on horseback, he will not be able to develop combat effectiveness within a year or two.

He can use firearms to speed up the infantry, but the cavalry cannot be quickened. Although Zha Zhongwen has rich experience in cavalry training, the Liaodong cavalry has always been selected from the elites of each battalion.

Xiong Tingbi thought for a while and said: "I will try my best to supplement the cavalry of each battalion for you. No matter how bad it is, I can still be able to ride a horse skillfully."

Li Xianzhong was overjoyed and said: "General, thank you Xiong Jinglue!"

"Second, the existing establishment is somewhat stretched. I hope to expand the number of troops by another 1000 people to supplement the garrison of Kaitie Road to 2 people. In addition, Kaiyuan and Tieling Road may not have so many good sources of troops. I We hope to expand the scope of recruitment to Shenyang Road and Qinghe Road."

"Especially on Qinghe Road, many people have been displaced. I am recruiting new soldiers on Qinghe Road, and their families can be arranged together near Pinglu Fort. This can also reduce the number of refugees and reduce the pressure on the court."

Nowadays, the manpower in each Pinglu fort is somewhat insufficient, and the major workshops need to expand production. He happened to use this guise of recruiting soldiers to recruit a group of refugees from Qinghe Road.Yuan Yingtai on the side heard that he could help deal with the refugees and immediately said: "General Li Bing is very thoughtful. This kills two birds with one stone. I support recruiting troops from Qinghe Road. Moreover, these people are sworn in with the Tatars, and the people's support can be used."

According to Xiong Tingbi's vision, Liaodong must be supplemented by at least 13 people. Li Xianzhong's expansion of 1000 people is not excessive, and he also believes that Li Xianzhong is not just for free money.

So he said: "I promise you this scripture too!"

Then Li Xianzhong said: "In this battle, I took the original route and lost two generals, especially Gao Zhen, the guard of Guangshun Pass, who was the right-hand man of the last general. Now I took the original route and the general has withered. The location of Guangshun Pass is too It's too important. I think guerrilla Mao Wenlong has the style of a general, and he has made great achievements this time. Therefore, I request that Mao Wenlong be promoted to the rank of general of Guangshun Pass."

Hearing that Li Xianzhong wanted to take advantage of Mao Wenlong, Yuan Yingtai became anxious.

He promoted Mao Wenlong to guerrilla status.Li Xianzhong wanted to be promoted to a general, but he couldn't object.

On the one hand, Xiong Tingbi is the top military leader, and if word of this reaches Mao Wenlong's ears, the people he has managed to develop in the military will be gone.

So he simply said shamelessly: "Mao Wenlong has made great contributions to assisting Yan Supervisor in guarding Nanguan. This governor is also willing to recommend him to be promoted to the rank of General of Guangshun Pass."

Xiong Tingbi was still hesitant at first, but then he thought about it and thought that Mao Wenlong was indeed unlucky before. He stayed in the ungrateful place of Kuoyang for ten years.

This time he saved himself. Although being promoted to a general was indeed a bit against the rules, it was nothing compared to the commander-in-chief Li Xianzhong, so he should give him a hand.

So he said: "Then transfer Mao Wenlong to Guangshun Pass."

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Li Xianzhong said with a smile: "I will take the original route in this war. The armament consumption is serious, especially firearms. I also ask Governor Yuan to expedite the dispatch."

Yan Mingtai also supported: "This time it was indeed a huge consumption. The lead and kerosene of the Crouching Tiger Cannon were all used up. Seven or eight hundred fireguns were scrapped alone."

Yuan Yingtai said: "General Li, don't worry. I will allocate all the supplies in the arsenal immediately. If there are not enough, I will naturally apply to the arsenal of the Ministry of War."

Li Xianzhong has thought carefully about you Yuan Yingtai. He wants to play a trick on me and fool me into thinking he is a child.

Li Xianzhong said: "While in the capital, His Majesty personally promised that he would give priority to replenishing the equipment of our Liaodong cavalry. After so long, it must be time for the Ministry of War to allocate supplies to Liaodong."

At this time, Yuan Yingtai still felt a little guilty, because in order to win over He Shixian, he had privately given him a lot of supplies, including 100 pairs of armor allocated to Li Xianzhong by the Ministry of War.

He said: "I have not yet received the materials specially allocated by the Ministry of War for the Liaodong Cavalry, but General Li can rest assured that I will definitely communicate with the Ministry of War as soon as possible. I wonder what General Li's needs are?"

Li Xianzhong said: "The Liaodong cavalry naturally needs iron armor, either pierced armor or fish scale armor. At least 500 pairs are required."

"A lot of heavy cloth masks were seized this time, but many of them were damaged. We will need a group of craftsmen who can repair them."

"The most important thing is firearms. This recruitment of new troops requires a large amount of firearms. We will need 2000 bird cannons, 500 Rumi cannons, and 500 iron shields. As for the swords, guns, swords and halberds, we will collect them from the captured ones ourselves." Take your pick.”

"In addition, many firearms were lost this time, but they can still be repaired. I also need firearms craftsmen here."

Good guy, I just asked casually, this Li Xianzhong is really rude.

Dare you speak like a lion?
Yuan Yingtai said: "Opening the original route consumes a lot of money, and I naturally know that, but not to mention the Liaodong arsenal, even the weapons arsenal of the Ministry of War and the Bingzhan Bureau can't get so many of these things?"

Of course, Li Xianzhong knew that Yuan Yingtai couldn't get it. He knew that Yuan Yingtai would probably deduct money from him, so he threatened him first.

Anyway, "If you ask for a high price, pay back on the spot"!
So Li Xianzhong said with a bitter look on his face: "How much supplies can Governor Yuan provide me with to open the original road?"

Yuan Yingtai pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "500 cannons, 50 pairs of armor, and 200 iron shields. We only have so many now!"

Li Xianzhong said disappointedly: "Are these not as many as the blunderbuss I broke this time?"

Yuan Yingtai said: "The craftsman I can dispatch some to you when the time comes. There are only so many supplies in the Liaodong arsenal now, and I will definitely get the rest from the Ministry of War for you, but I dare not guarantee the Rumi gun?"

Governor Yuan was deceiving Dafa again, but Li Xianzhong did not fall for his trick.

So he said, "It's okay to send these first, but the remaining Governor Yuan will have to write me an IOU."

Yuan Yingtai said with a sad face: "There is no need for the IOU. With Xiong Jinglue and Yan Jianjun testifying, are you still afraid that Yuan will default on the debt?"

Li Xianzhong said: "It's empty talk. Who knows how long it will take for me to get such supplies? Governor Yuan may be promoted after this great victory in Kaiyuan. At that time, I will have to find the next governor of Liaodong to honor this IOU."

Yuan Yingtai thought to himself that I just fooled him casually, and this guy actually went online?

But the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't deny it. In the end, he had to write an IOU to Li Xianzhong in the name of the governor of Liaodong for the equipment other than the Lumi gun.

Li Xianzhong collected the IOU in a serious manner, and then said: "I will set up a fine banquet in Songhe Tower, and I'd like to invite some of you to enjoy it!"

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