Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Next, we will discuss how to control the two mining areas of iron ore and saltpeter, as well as the two counties where Li Lu is stationed.

In order to control these areas, Wu Shigong's soldiers will of course build a large camp here.So naturally, Wu Shigong and his military officers called the army stationed here the Nanyang Camp, and they ignored it at all. In the current Nanyang Mansion, there is actually a general who set up a big camp, and that general The real Nanyang camp is in the imperial court (the reason why Li Lu became a garrison in Nanyang Mansion, please see the previous article for details).

As for the establishment of the big camp, to build this big camp into a fortress for Wu Shigong's army in Nanyang Mansion, this matter is very familiar to Wu Shigong and his military officers.The only thing that needs to be discussed is which suitable place to set up the big camp?

Listing the places where the big camp may be set up, there are a total of four places to choose from:

The first is the county where Li Lu's garrison yamen is located and the area around the county.But as soon as this location was proposed, it was rejected by Wu Shigong.Although the geographical location of this county is very good, and the radiation area can also control most of the areas including these two mining areas, but for the army, placing the army's camp in the city will do no harm. One benefit.

Because in cities, the construction of residential buildings is mainly based on the living and convenience of residents, and it is difficult to consider military requirements at all.Therefore, if the army lives in the city, it is difficult to communicate with each other in an emergency, and it cannot be quickly organized to form a combat force, which will lose the most important function of the army.

In addition, the military and civilians are mixed, which will definitely form military-civilian conflicts.Moreover, it can also be seen from the performance of modern urban soldiers that under the feasting and feasting, the army's degeneration speed will be quite fast.Therefore, from ancient times to the present, there has not been a combat-capable army stationed in the city, and except for special circumstances, those soldiers will not enter the city casually.

The second choice is Dahuai Village.But after discussing with his subordinates, Wu Shigong also rejected this proposal.Using Dahuai Village as a big camp can indeed completely control these two mining areas. However, although Dahuai Village is well connected in this mountainous area, those passages are all mountain roads, and it is very inconvenient to mobilize troops. Very inconvenient.

The more important reason is that Wu Shigong's Nanyang camp is affiliated with Li Lu after all. If the Nanyang camp only manages these two mining areas and ignores the counties in Li Lu's defense area, then Li Lu's support for Wu Shigong It will also be greatly discounted.This is not conducive to Wu Shigong's idea of ​​joining Li Lu, a local military officer.

As for the third and fourth locations, the military attaches present were divided into two factions. <>It should be said that these two locations have their own advantages and disadvantages, making it difficult to choose.And because Wu Shigong stationed at most [-] soldiers in Nanyang Mansion, the idea of ​​setting up two large battalions could not be established.Because as long as this division of troops is made, a situation of defense everywhere and a loose defense will be formed.

Listening to the arguments of the military officers under him, Wu Shigong also repeatedly considered the advantages and disadvantages of these two locations, and wanted to choose a better location to set up the camp.But at this moment, Chu Ge said to Wu Shigong: "My lord, I have an idea, I wonder if I can say it?"

Wu Shigong smiled and said: "They are all brothers of our own family, and it is for our Runing camp, what is there to say?"

"My lord, I just listened to it, and found that what you said made sense. But I just thought, the purpose of my lord's sending troops to Nanyang Mansion is for these two mining areas, right?"

"En!" Wu Shigong nodded, facing these family members, Wu Shigong didn't need to hide his purpose of sending troops this time.

"My lord, I have an idea now. To the east of these two mining areas is the territory of our Runing Camp, and there is no concern about enemy attack. To the northeast is Kaifeng Mansion, where most of the officials and troops in Henan are located. From here, the enemy will It is also more difficult to come here. To the south is Huguang, with Fengyang, the central capital, and the imperial army there. If you encounter an enemy, the direction of attack is basically from the west and northwest."

"If the enemy comes from the west and northwest, and they are regular troops, then we rely on the Nanyang Camp as a fortress and take the initiative to attack the enemy army. But what if those enemies are bandits and rioters?"

Wu Shigong's idea of ​​trying to expand the army in the past is basically known to the military attaches present, and Wu Shigong's judgment on "three years of great chaos" is even more clear to the military attaches present.And now the enemy closest to Wu Shigong's defense area is the Shaanxi bandits operating in Shaanxi and Shanxi. Therefore, when Zug raised the idea that the enemy is bandits and rioters, everyone present took it seriously.

"My lord, you also know that the villain is a bandit. The bandits fight against the mob, but they are different from the regular army. They basically don't go head-to-head with the army. They often bypass some strong defensive cities and attack some places with weak defenses. .”

"And if we want to completely guard such a large area, the best way is to build forts in these four areas, and also place a considerable number of troops in these four fortresses. Also, we still need to renovate The road between these four fortresses, in order to meet our requirements for the rapid deployment of troops."

"Otherwise, as long as a small group of bandits and rioters bypass our defenses and come to these two mining areas to do some damage, our purpose of stationing soldiers in Nanyang Mansion will be completely defeated."

"How is that possible?" Zhou Xun immediately retorted, and the military officers around him also groaned, "We all understand what you said, but now our Runing Battalion simply doesn't have so much money and soldiers to meet your proposal?"

Wu Shigong made a gesture to silence the military officers.Chu Ge's proposal was nothing more than building another "Great Wall of Thousand Miles" in Nanyang Mansion, but Wu Shigong knew Chu Ge's shrewdness.And the reason why Zug proposed such an obviously impossible proposal, then Zug must have other solutions.So Wu Shigong then said to Chu Ge: "Go on!"

"My lord, I just think that this Nanyang camp is nothing more than a fortress and foothold of our Runing camp in Nanyang Prefecture. It can be built in a relatively suitable place, and there is no need to make too many arguments. Because this big camp will not be very useful in the future defense against bandits and rioters."

"And the main function of this large camp is to rely on this large camp to send out a highly mobile army to defeat any incoming enemy troops gathered together, so as to achieve the effect of active defense."

"Then how do you envision this highly mobile army?" Wu Shigong continued to ask.

"It's the cavalry, which cooperates with the infantry created by some adults and transported by carts. As for the number, at this stage, the villain thinks that there are about five hundred."

After hearing this, Wu Shigong smiled dumbly. His idea of ​​building an army was "turtle flow". After arriving in Henan, he also built a large fortress and focused on the training of the army's defense. So this time when he set up the Nanyang Camp, Wu Shigong also set up the defense data of his men to be the highest. The military attache, Shumo, was sent out.But what he didn't expect was that his military officers were all offensive madmen, and they wanted to take the initiative to attack and give the enemy a fatal blow, especially those military officers who were born in cavalry like Zug.

Wu Shigong looked at Chu Ge's hopeful eyes again, and knew that Chu Ge was moved by the commanding position of this mobile army.But it's normal for Zuge to have this idea. If the military officers who follow him don't get any future, how can they be loyal to him?If there is no ambition, what will be done well?

I am not afraid of my subordinates being ambitious, the key is to have the ability to control these ambitious military officers.And now Wu Shigong, how could he not have confidence in his ability to control it?

So Wu Shigong made a decision immediately with a smile: "I will do as you said. Zug! Now I will promote you to the general manager, and become the deputy commander of the Nanyang Camp and the commander of this Nanyang Mobile Army. This Nanyang Mobile Army temporarily Set 500 people."

Chu Ge immediately opened his mouth and laughed.Chu Ge entered Wu Shigong's army relatively late, so when all the military officers followed Wu Shigong's thinking and wanted to build a fortress to defend the area, Chu Ge was able to jump out of this blind spot and put forward the idea of ​​replacing defense with active attack in time.And this view has paid off handsomely for Zug.

Wu Shigong looked at Chu Ge who was smirking, and then said with a smile: "Don't be too happy too soon! For your Nanyang Mobile Army, I will give you twenty officers and fifty horses. The other soldiers, Horses and carts, etc., have to be solved by yourself. I don’t care what method you use, but half a year later, when your Nanyang Mobile Army goes to the headquarters of the Runing Battalion for training, if it fails to meet the training requirements, Do you know what will happen?" Wu Shigong said while looking at He Fei out of the corner of his eyes.

"It must live up to the expectations of adults!" Chu Ge immediately replied with his chest out.

Once this problem is solved, the construction site of the Nanyang Camp will be determined soon.Finally, it was determined that it was a place called "Luojia Town".The reason for choosing that place is nothing more than that it is relatively close to Li Lu's county seat, it is easier to recruit manpower and purchase materials when building the camp, and the construction cost is relatively low.In addition, it is close to Li Lu's county seat, so there is also an explanation for Li Lu, which can increase Li Lu's sense of security.

What Wu Shigong didn't know was that in the original history, when the Shaanxi peasant rebel army entered Henan, the miners they recruited in Nanyang Mansion played a huge role in the subsequent battles and sieges of the peasant rebel army.

And Wu Shigong's behavior of seizing the mining area this time weakened the strength of the peasant rebel army in a disguised form.This historical process finally began to change after Wu Shigong's strength continued to improve.Although at this stage, the extent of this change is minimal.

After the military discussion was over, Wu Shigong confessed to Yang Rusong before the military officers left, "Go outside the camp and talk to those gentry, and tell them that I'm going to visit Li Shoubei in the county tomorrow, and tell them not to stay in the camp now. Waiting outside the camp."

"Also, let those gentry be well prepared. Tomorrow you guys will go to the county seat with me. The battle was hard, so you should relax now." Hearing that Wu Shigong took them to have fun together, the military officers There was a smile on his face.

Seeing that Wu Shigong had no other arrangements, those military officers saluted one after another and wanted to leave.But at this time, Wu Shigong suddenly seemed to think of something, and he then told Yang Rusong: "I seem to remember that Chu Bazong is not married yet. After you go back this time, tell your mother and ask her to marry Chu." Find a suitable wife."

"Let President Chu get married first, and then come to Nanyangying to take office. Only when we get married early, can we establish a career after we get married."