The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 278 Five Commanders

"Chen Wen Tianxiang and Chen Liu Mengyan will see Your Majesty,"

During the court meeting, I met Wen Tianxiang and Liu Mengyan, academicians of the Government Administration Council, who had gone to Fujian Province to supervise the reform of the provincial system for more than a month.

"You two lovers, when will you return?"

"Your Majesty, I just arrived in Lin'an at midnight last night," Wen Tianxiang said.

"Well, you two, thank you for your hard work. Let's talk about the situation in Fujian Province first."

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty, due to the full preparations of the Government Affairs Council and the strong cooperation of the new Fujian Provincial System Envoy Chen Xinshu, the reform of the provincial system in Fujian Province has been carried out smoothly. At present, the reform of the provincial administrative institutions has been completed. , Mr. Chen and other officials at all levels in Fujian Province are carrying out a comprehensive restructuring of lower-level government offices in an orderly manner,"

"Okay, my dear friends, please tell me the details. In particular, all the problems you have encountered must be listed. If you have good experience, you must promote it. If you have problems, you must improve it, so as not to repeat the same mistakes in other places. "

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Two, take a break first," I then said to everyone, "Dear dear friends, the formation of the Imperial Forest Army has been completed, and I will announce the candidates for the command envoys of Lin'an and Guangnan. After discussions between the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, the list of five command envoys for the two war zones has been confirmed, Xiao Qi, declare the decree," "Yes, Your Majesty," Xiao Qi took a step forward on the golden steps, and said loudly, "by His Majesty's will Xuanyuan General of the Forbidden Army Long Zaitian, former general of the Forbidden Army Wu Songhan, former secretary of the Ministry of War Lang Zhaobao, former deputy general Ma Ji, and Zhang Shun, a native of Anji on Liangzhe Road, listened to the order, "

Among these five people, only Zhang Shunnai is a commoner with no experience in politics.

Zhao Bao is the adopted son of the veteran Zhao Kui. He is in his early forties. When he was young, he fought with Zhao Kui. According to Zhao Kui, Zhao Bao had healed from his injuries a few years ago. Zhao Bao joined Longya in the middle of last month after being recommended by Zhao Kui.

Wu Songhan is one year older than Zhao Bao, and he is the oldest among the five. He joined the Forbidden Army 12 years ago. He is good at riding and shooting. He is known as the arrow god in the Forbidden Army. He has always been low-key, a loner in the Forbidden Army, he doesn't seem to belong to any party, his only hobby is to drink and have fun with the low-level soldiers, and he is loved by ordinary soldiers.

Long Zaitian, who was born in martial arts, participated in the martial arts palace examination six years ago. The examiner at that time was Fan Wenhuan, today's Minister of War. With the help of Fan Wenhuan, Long Zaitian, who ranked ninth in the palace examination, entered the top three In the end, Song Lizong handpicked him as Tanhua. After the announcement, Long Zaitian joined the Forbidden Army and joined the Fan Brothers. In the past six years, Long Zaitian's performance was acceptable, and he also went to the battlefield. He is good at dealing with people and is very familiar with the organizational system of the Song Dynasty army, so he is highly valued by Fan Wenhuan and others.

Ma Ji, whose ancestral home is Dangzhou (now Dangchang County, Gansu Province), was born as a Jinshi. He participated in the Anti-Mongolian War in Central Sichuan six years ago. At that time, Ma Ji must have written the first plan in front of the palace. Ma Ji was an upright man who hated evil like hatred. According to the records of later generations, the defense of Jingjiang (now Guilin) ​​led by Ma Ji can be regarded as a tragic and epic battle at the end of Song Dynasty. According to historical records, Ma Ji "was seized and killed, and when his head was severed, he still clenched his fists and stood up to serve." After Ma Ji's death, the general Lou Ling still led the rest of his troops to guard Yuecheng for more than ten days until the city was destroyed. , No one in the Song army surrendered.

The information on the above-mentioned persons is based on my comprehensive analysis of the information files of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War plus information from Longya.

"The minister Zhao Bao, the minister Wu Songhan, the minister Long Zaitian, the minister Ma Ji, and the Caomin Zhang Shun see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live my emperor,"

"Five lovers, free from courtesy and flat life,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

"Zhang Shun," I called the name first.

"Grass people are here,"

"Zhang Shun, you are the only qualified candidate in this general recruitment, but because you have no actual combat experience, I appointed you as the acting commander of the first compartment of the Lin'an theater, the commander of the compartment, Zhang Aiqing, the battlefield This is changing rapidly, and the experience of war can only be accumulated after the baptism of war. This cannot be replaced by any number of battle cases studied by anyone. When you are in the army, you should learn more from experienced veterans and veterans. Remember not to pretend to be proficient in the art of war , just presumptuously, "

"Yes, my minister Zhang Shun thanked the emperor for his grace, and I would like to follow the emperor's will,"

"Zhao Bao,"

"The minister is here,"

"Zhao Bao, I heard that you were known as the gun king back then, but Aiqing, you haven't been on the battlefield for several years, is the gun still there?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister's gun is always there,"

"Is that so, where is it?"

"Your Majesty, I don't have a gun in my hand, but I have a gun in my heart,"

"Ah," I exclaimed and laughed, "Haha, you have a gun in your heart, Zhao Bao, I appointed you as the commander of the second chamber of the Lin'an theater."

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

The so-called "no gun in the hand, but a gun in the heart" is most common in the martial arts novels of later generations, and I didn't expect to hear it here.

"Wu Songhan,"

"The minister is here,"

"Wu Songhan, I have read your information. You have been serving in the army for more than ten years, accumulating military exploits, and being promoted to the deputy commander of the Imperial Army's Bow and Horse Army. , In the imperial army, you are known as the Arrow God. This name is good, comparable to Zhao Bao's Spear King. When I have free time, go to the barracks to see, you are a spear king or an arrow god, who is more powerful, "I Then he said, "Wu Songhan, I appointed you as the commander of the third chamber of the Lin'an theater,"

"My minister Wu Song thanked His Majesty for your kindness,"

"By the way, the commanders of the second and third chambers in the Lin'an theater have their own nicknames. Zhang Shun, as the commander of the first chamber, do you have any?"

Zhang Shundao: "Your Majesty, I don't have any,"

"Then I'll get you one, Zhang Shun, I see, you'll be called 'Langli Baitiao',"

"Langli Baitiao," although Zhang Shun didn't know what it meant, but he was very happy to see me personally giving the name, and quickly thanked him, "Thank you for the name, Your Majesty, I will be called Langli Baitiao from now on."

Baitiao in the Waves, an alias of Zhang Shun in "Water Margin", means that when he shuttles across the water, he is extremely fast, just like a white strip flashing by. As for the real Zhang Shun, I don't know if this is the case.

After the appointment of the three commanders in the Lin'an Theater was completed, I continued to shout: "The dragon is in the field,"

"The minister is here,"

"I heard that you have done a lot of research on the military system of this dynasty,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Well, Long Zaitian, you were born in martial arts, served in the Imperial Army for six years, have many years of experience in leading troops, and have actual combat experience. I appointed you as the commander of the fourth chamber of the Guangnan Theater,"

"Yes, Chen Long is in Tian to thank His Majesty for his love,"

Regarding Long Zaitian, I hesitated for a long time. I knew he was a member of the Jia party, but firstly, there was no suitable candidate, and secondly, because of Fan Wenhu's strong recommendation, I also approved it for the time being.

I finally called the name: "Maji,"

"The minister is here,"

"Ma Ji, I appointed you as the commander of the fifth chamber of the Guangnan theater,"

"Thank you Majesty, Your Majesty,"

"Ma Ji, I have read a memorial of yours on the border area of ​​Guangnan. It is suggested to establish a defense system in Guangnan with the frontier army as the mainstay and the ethnic minorities as the supplement. It is to incorporate the whole of Guangnan into the formal defense system of our dynasty, so it will be collectively called the Guangnan War Zone regardless of ethnicity. The troops you bring to Guangnan in the south are only half of the establishment, and the other half must be recruited after arriving locally. And there are many ethnic groups in the area, you must unite all ethnic groups, and you must not bully any ethnic minority, as long as you treat them equally, you will be invincible,"

"Yes, Chen Maji is following His Majesty's will,"

"Yin Yinglei, Wang Anjie, Fan Wenhu,"

"The minister is here,"

"Yin Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, the soldiers of the three sides of the Lin'an theater have been recruited, and the commanders of each side have also been appointed. Next, you must complete the formation of all departments in the theater as soon as possible. The staff department and the intelligence department are indispensable. ,"

"Yes, I will obey the order,"

"Fan Aiqing, there are only half of the soldiers in both sides of the Guangnan theater. You can arrange some troops to go to Guangnan first, and you need to build the skeleton of other departments in the theater as soon as possible."

"Yes, I obey the order,"

"Three lovers, after you arrange the garrison of the soldiers, start the military training immediately. Judging from the Anfeng Battle on Huainan West Road, the combat effectiveness of our soldiers still needs to be improved."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"Well, dear friends, I hereby officially announce that our Luzhou Army has broken through the Yangjia Town to the north of the Anfeng Army, and successfully regained the south bank of the Huaihe River. In this war, our army suffered 3000 casualties. At the expense of many people, more than 1 Mongolian soldiers were killed, wounded, and captured, and the enemy's chief general, the Mongolian general Hu Chi, was killed. As for the details of the battle, we still have to wait for Xia Guixia's Aiqing's battle report."

After hearing this, Ma Tingluan said happily: "More than 1 Mongolian troops, Your Majesty, this is indeed a great victory for our court in recent years. I congratulate Your Majesty."

Ye Mengding also excitedly said: "Yes, great joy, Your Majesty,"

All the ministers also said together: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for the great victory of Anfeng,"

"Haha, congratulations," I said, "Everyone, although I have achieved great victory in the army, I have also exposed many problems. Among the more than 1 Mongolian soldiers, only about 2000 are truly Mongolian soldiers. It was these [-] people who caused great damage to our army, and our army was still in a sneak attack. This shows that our army is still weaker than the opponent in a single-handed battle. The reason for the immediate military training in the theater,"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that he should ask for credit for General Xia and the Luzhou Army," Jia Sidao played slowly.

"Well, Zhun Zuo, the teacher and minister are right. After Xia Aiqing's battle report arrives, the Military Affairs Council, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council will jointly discuss this matter."