Win the Ding 1617

A series of edicts were drawn up quickly by the official office, and after Li Shouhan approved the seal, they were quickly sent to various places by fast boats moored on the Pearl River, setting off a series of turbulent waves.

The order was sent to Nanjing, the capital of Liuzhou, and after being taken care of by the gentlemen of Long Shengxing, they immediately set off for Wuwei to meet Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king of Xiying who was stationed here at this time.

"Okay! I'm just waiting for your lord to make up your mind!" Zhang Xianzhong was so excited that he nearly tore off his beard after hearing the visitor's explanation of his visit!Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons, Zhang Kewang, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Nengqi, Zhang Wenxiu, as well as Bai Wenxuan, Ma Yuanli and other generals of the Western Camp who were on the side also showed joyful faces.

Since the division of troops with Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, Xiying has gone all the way south, sweeping across the Jianghuai River, beating Zhu Dadian and other Ming Dynasty officials who were frightened by the news.By the way, he also killed the leaders of the native rebel army in Henan, such as Yidougu and Crockpot, and annexed the leader's tribe.

However, with the expansion of the armed forces, there are not many more elite soldiers available!

Holding a lot of gold and silver treasures seized along the way, all kinds of valuables, but they can't be turned into usable elite weapons, which undoubtedly annoyed the Eight Great Kings to the extreme.In order to be able to buy weapons, food, medicine, cloth, etc. from those damn Nanman merchants as before, Zhang Xianzhong sent three or four groups of people including Bai Wenxuan, Zhang Kewang, and Zhang Dingguo to sneak into Liudu secretly. , Contacted the merchants of Longsheng, as long as they can sell me Xiying weapons and food, no matter how high the price is, it is easy to negotiate!

Reluctantly, Long Shengxing treated the envoys from Xiying very enthusiastically with good wine and food. He played around during the day, strolled around the Qinhuai River at night, drank flower wine and promoted Pai Gow, but he was hesitant about the purchase list proposed by Xiying. Say him.Anxious Zhang Kewang and others scratched their heads but couldn't attack.

Zhang Dingguo's mind was much more meticulous, and he tried to find out some inside information from the familiar deacon and shopkeeper Long Shengxing several times.What I got was exactly the same: "Our lord also has more than enough heart but not enough power. Right now, his old man is focused on putting down the rebellion in the south, and the army is spending a lot of money everywhere. How can he have extra arms to sell to your ministry?"

After careful questioning, Zhang Dingguo had no choice but to believe it.The Southern Guangdong Army led by Li Shouhan, on the one hand, directs troops to all parts of the country, and on the other hand, it is also a large number of expanded troops, so to speak.It is reasonable that there are no surplus weapons and ammunition to sell to Xiying.

However, it's all right now!Liang Guogong personally agreed to sell weapons to Xiying.

"Tell me, what is your lord going to sell to me? Where will the delivery be? What is the price?"

"My lord has said that as long as the Eight Great Kings want us, we can sell them. Naturally, the payment must be very considerate. After all, we have been friends for many years. However, the place of delivery is to trouble the Eight Great Kings and Xiying. General!"

Nalong Shengxing's deacon took the map and pointed to several areas south of the Yangtze River with his index and middle fingers. "Our Southern Guangdong Army has now controlled Fujian and Guangdong. As long as the Eight Great Kings raise their troops to the south, cross the Yangtze River, and hit Huguang and southern Jiangxi, the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap into the sky and birds to fly high!"

"To Huguang? Gannan? You can sell whatever I want?" Zhang Xianzhong blinked his eyes narrowly at the visitor. "If I want eighteen-pound and 24-pound heavy artillery for attacking the city, are you willing to sell it?"

"Of course! I don't know how many schools the Eight Great Kings want?" The visitor asked Zhang Xianzhong without blinking his eyes.

"Xiaowang! Yu'er, you guys go back separately and seal the boat by the river. I am going to cross the river to have fun!" Zhang Xianzhong didn't answer the envoy's question.Just send orders to Zhang Kewang, Zhang Dingguo and others, "Old Bai, please ask Mr. Xu to write a letter to Lao Huihui, you have a hard time. Go to Mianyang to see Lao Huihui. Tell him that we are planning to cross the river in Xiying. If he doesn't want to be spoiled by Lao Li at Chuangying, he can go across the river with our Lao Zhang to have fun!"

After the more than 1 elite soldiers of Laohui Huima Shouying Office had wiped out the main force of Zuo Liangyu's army, they refused to send troops northward to Henan on the grounds of suppressing the remnants of the Ming army.Instead, they circled around Jianli and Mianyang, refusing to join Li Zicheng.Not only did he refuse to go back, he also privately communicated with Ge Liyan and other envoys from the [-]th Battalion of Ge Zuo, and persuaded them to pull them out as soon as possible.

For the old Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong was 1 to [-] percent sure that he would take him to go south to Huguang and Jiangnan. Not only would it be a matter of adding more than [-] elite soldiers, but it would also be a resounding slap to Li Zicheng, who is currently in the limelight!By the way, the rest of the Huige Fifth Battalion, who were originally in the same spirit, were also ready to move, so Li Zicheng had to spare no effort to appease the inside, and he could only temporarily endure his unique behavior.

"The order goes on. After each battalion and sentry pass the Yangtze River, they must strictly enforce military discipline. They must not kill at will, and they must not collect food at will. Jiangnan is no better than Jiangbei. God knows who will be snatched!"

Before setting off, Zhang Xianzhong emphasized military discipline with an uncharacteristically murderous face. "However, if we hit Changde, I will burn Yang Sichang's house, dig up his family's ancestral grave, pull this guy out of the coffin and chop off his head!"

Speaking of the goal of this trip to the south, Zhang Xianzhong's teeth itch with hatred. Although Yang Sichang has been dead for several years, he still gets angry when he thinks about it.

"Eight Great Kings, my lord has one thing to ask the Commander. If they hit Liuyang, Changsha and other places, the Commander will kill all the clans in the palace, and his old man will nod in praise. It is best to kill them all. However, those poor people who rely on growing hemp and weaving cloth for a living, hope that the Eight Great Kings will show mercy."

"You just don't understand our old Zhang! We ran across the Central Plains in order to cut off corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, and those poor people. We all open warehouses and distribute food for relief. Why kill them? Besides, Liuyang In the area, as you said, there are so many fireworks craftsmen, and Lao Tzu’s firearms battalion still relies on them to make gunpowder! Kill them? It’s too late to worship them!”

The shopkeeper of Longshengxing, who was squeezed out by Zhang Xianzhong, had no choice but to praise Zhang Xianzhong for his benevolence and righteousness with a smile on his face, but he couldn't figure out why the master's order repeatedly emphasized the need to preserve the craftsmen and poor people in Changsha and Liuyang. Instead, he encouraged Zhang Xianzhong to wield the butcher knife against the clans of the Ming Dynasty, and even encouraged him to kill all the clans?

But he didn't know that this was the reaction of a little emotion in Li Shouhan's heart!

Who made Li Shouhan's teeth itch with hatred among the descendants of the clan in Changsha in the Ming Dynasty?This man has always been known for his hot words, and countless people often praise his stinky feet and call on others to endure the pain.However, it has left many disadvantages and sequelae to the country and society, making his successor too busy to wipe his ass.

"It's easy! Isn't it just to kill the descendants surnamed Zhu?! I was able to kill Huguang so that no one dares to be surnamed Zhu!" Zhang Xianzhong stroked his beard proudly.

Sure enough, shortly after he crossed the river, there was a folk song in Huguang: "A group of pigs! The butcher is here!"

Li Huayu was ordered to rectify all kinds of soldiers and horses incorporated into and added to Shandong, Denglai, and the newly occupied Zhangde Mansion.As well as Liao Dongzhi's edict to hand over the power of distributing military pay, rations and weapons in Denglai, Shandong and the areas occupied by the Southern Guangdong Army north of the Yellow River in Henan to Liao Dongzhi, they were also sent northward by fast boats to Jiaozhou Bay, and then galloped to Jinan by fast horses.

"Father is worried that I will be cheated by these bumpkins! Therefore, you are in charge of this purse!" Li Huayu handed the order to Liao Dongzhi disapprovingly.

After the previous turmoil, Liao Dongzhi became much calmer.At this time, he went to Shandong to take over the soldiers and horses of No.13 town as the commander.at the same time.As the military attache with the highest military rank on the ground in Shandong, Denglai and other places, he holds the power to distribute and pay the food and supplies of these tens of thousands of troops.As early as when he went north, someone had privately pointed out the key to him.

"What is the virtue of the officers and soldiers in the interior, the eldest son still doesn't know? I'm afraid that when they receive food, grass, and silver, they claim to be hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands. When they really go to the battlefield, they may not be able to rely on thousands of elite soldiers. Therefore, the last general thinks, or It is the right way to have a good experience and practice. In the future, the lord will have an order, so that the eldest son will not miss the lord's business." Liao Dongzhi's words were neither humble nor overbearing and reasonable.Li Huayu kept nodding his head in agreement.

"That's good! After all, it's the end of autumn. After collecting the autumn grain everywhere, let's go to the land of Qilu to check how many soldiers are available in each army!"

Check, these two words are said lightly, but it is an extremely important move.This is the most hated and hated thing by the generals who led troops in all dynasties.There is no reason, as long as there is a little experience, the strength of your own battalion will be stripped naked and exposed in broad daylight, and it will be difficult to embezzle the military salary.Therefore, Li Huayu and Liao Dongzhi plan to conduct spot checks in various places in Shandong.It is also a military operation that is better than fighting a war.It is even more complicated than combat, because the two of them have to consider various possible problems.

Fortunately, once the power is in hand, it is the truth that has not changed throughout the ages.

An order from Liao Dongzhi was passed down, and all places were appointed by the Southern Guangdong Army.The motley armed leaders who received military pay under the command of Mr. Li arrived in Jinan one after another.

In Jinan City, after a few days of expelling wine and meat, Liao Dongzhi suddenly announced to them that all the troops and horses had moved from their respective garrisons to the outside of Jinan City and stationed near the Hetao of the Yellow River in accordance with the order of Mr. Li. To check one by one.All generals, please be ready.

Hearing this, the leaders of all the soldiers and horses suddenly cried out inwardly!If it is in the residences of each family, this kind of temporary checking and paying activities can also recruit some strong men from various villages and towns to deal with the errands, even if they spend some money and food to go out, they can be fooled.But now, Liao Dongzhi has pulled the team out of their lair, where are they going to catch the strong men?

Immediately afterwards, Li Huayu made up for the bosses who were secretly jumping and cursing: "As long as your soldiers and horses and strength are the same as when you were recruited by this official that day, your official positions can be released immediately. .” The implication is that if your strengths are too disparate, then I’m sorry.Not only the official position may not be consistent with your ideas, maybe even your heads will be lost!

Sure enough, after the inspection began, Li Huayu sneered continuously.There were nearly ten thousand soldiers reported, but only a thousand or so soldiers met the standards of soldiers. They claimed to have complete armor, swords and guns, but only a few hundred soldiers had all the equipment, and the rest were only those with a spearhead tied to a wooden stick.Li Huayu was very annoyed by the continuous inspection of various ministries for several days. He chopped off the heads of four or five people in a row. Among them were the leaders of various soldiers and horses, and there were also officials who went to join the committee.

However, the inspection on the fourth day made Li Huayu's eyes shine.Unexpectedly, gold was found out of the sand and gravel!

The horseshoes were crisp and the luan bells rang randomly, but these sounds could be heard in Li Huayu's ears.But it was quite shocking.Over the past few days, Li Huayu has inspected many troops that he appointed to recruit security. Most of the troops he saw were in ragged clothes and disorganized ranks.Today's inspecting army has neat ranks and excellent armaments. What's even more rare is that when walking through it, they can only hear the sound of their own horseshoes and ringing bells, and can't hear any other noises.If this happened in the Southern Guangdong Army, it would be a very common thing, but it would be a miracle if it happened in these recruited and commissioned troops.

While Li Huayu was in a daze.A general in his thirties beside him suddenly shouted: "Whose food are you eating? Whose clothes are you wearing? Who are you going to die for?"

After a while, a tsunami-like roar surged out from the silent sea of ​​people: "Eat Master Li's food, wear Master Li's clothes, and die for Master Li."

Li Huayu smiled, nodded to the young general, and said: "General Zhang Linghu has trained his troops well, and his army is majestic. Although the ancient Xiliu camp is nothing more than that."

The general named Zhang Linghu hurriedly said modestly: "It is Mr. Li who has taught you well. Even if you are an ant who has followed Mr. Li for a few days, you will be able to develop some skills. The general's intelligence is crude, and he is very afraid to be praised by Mr. Li." .”

Li Huayu smiled, and said flatly: "General Zhang doesn't have to be overly modest. I heard from the people below who paid the military salary that during this inspection of the military salary payment, other ministries have more or less vacant deductions. Even if there is one less vacancy, even if there are a few who have not arrived, they all have the causes and prescriptions prescribed by the doctor. It is very rare, very rare!"

Zhang Linghu's heart was shocked by this simple sentence, and he secretly thought that fortunately he had taken precautions and did not deduct a penny, otherwise he was afraid that his impression points in Mr. Li's mind would be greatly reduced.Thinking of this, Zhang Linghu quickly urged his horse to come to Li Huayu's side and said: "My lord, the last general has written several times before requesting that the last general's army and horses be incorporated into the Southern Guangdong Army, but my lord refused to allow it on the grounds that our army's combat strength is still weak. I will have the courage to invite you again at the end of this day, and I hope you will not refuse again."

After hearing this, Li Huayu smiled and said: "You are an interesting person. Others, when they heard about the reorganization, they seemed to avoid tigers and wolves. It's better for you to ask for reorganization. However, it's not the official's refusal, but this number. My father must be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Thinking of Wu Liuqi, he can only get a title of a town if he has made great achievements in battle. Of course, you have no merits now, so it is impossible to give a title. However, if you can Open up a piece of heaven and earth, and get hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land for the Southern Guangdong Army to grow wheat and cotton. At that time, I will recommend it to the father, and I believe the father will not refuse."

As soon as Zhang Linghu heard this, he got off his horse and knelt down and said: "The humble position must go forward indomitably and expand the territory for the adults. If Li Zicheng doesn't come, let it go, if he dares to block the way of the adults and the father-in-law, I will capture Li Zicheng alive to offer and Quexia .”

Li Huayu didn't care either. Anyway, he saw this kind of thing often, so he got used to it. He just smiled and nodded and said, "General Zhang has such ambitions, and he will make great achievements in the future. By the way, I don't know the soldiers under the general's command Where did the horses come from? I have also trained soldiers before, and I am confident that my soldiers and horses are all elite for a while. However, I think that I can't train soldiers and horses to such a level in such a short period of time. No If you know the secrets of General Zhang, you should not hesitate to teach them."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Linghu's face suddenly changed. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it. He seemed hesitant to speak.Li Huayu couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, but he felt relieved in a blink of an eye. He said that it seems that Zhang Linghu is still unavoidable for the disadvantages of private army generals.So he said: "Okay, General Zhang, I'm just joking. The so-called military training is nothing more than being diligent in training and sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. I believe that General Zhang must have worked very hard these days. But the father-in-law has something to say, and he usually sweats a lot. , less bloodshed in wartime. Today’s hard work will definitely pay off on the battlefield in the future.”

Hearing Li Huayu's words, Zhang Linghu quickly said yes, but in his heart, he felt like he was going through hell.Of course he has his own knack for training and selecting soldiers, but if he speaks out this knack, he is afraid that he will be smashed into a sieve by the firecracker immediately.As for what Zhang Linghu's secret is, please allow the author to make a fuss.

After some inspection, Li Huayu was very annoyed to find that all the miscellaneous armed forces he had collected before, except for Zhang Linghu's family, were all good at false claims.Those who falsely reported 1 to [-] percent of the troops were all conscientious, most of them reported half of the vacancies, and the most hateful ones even reported nearly ten times the vacant quota!That is to say, there are only more than a thousand troops, but more than [-] people have been reported for military support.

"Originally, I prepared more than a dozen copies of the official documents and waist badges of the lieutenants. Now it seems that I am afraid that you may not even be qualified for a defensive official position!"

With a dark face, Li Huayu ordered his Dong Fan soldiers to drag out several begging leaders of the miscellaneous armed forces and chop them off. Their heads were hung up for public display. (~^~)