Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

On October [-], the eighth year of Chongzhen, in the meeting hall of the Runing Army Camp.

"...My lord! This is the summary of this month." Zheng Ling finally finished his long report. He looked at Wu Shigong and waited for Wu Shigong to ask questions.

Xue Zhinong and Xue Cunyi on the side looked at Zheng Ling, feeling a little uncomfortable.In "Intelligence Summary", almost all the information collected by these two intelligence agencies was collected, but in the report, Zheng Ling was always ranked last.Although Zheng Ling's official title was not as good as that of the two Xues, judging from the order of the reports, Zheng Ling's position was slightly higher than the two of them.

Wu Shigong frowned and thought for a while, before he opened his mouth and said: "The big battle will start immediately, and we will gather together in the next three days, and report urgent matters as soon as they arrive!"

"Yes! My lord!", "Yes, uncle!" The three replied in unison.

"Do you know the exact number of bandits who entered Henan and Shaanxi this time?" Wu Shigong asked.

"According to calculations, it is no less than 30. The number of people who entered Henan was about the same as last time, but they did not enter Huguang and Shanxi, so they all came to our Henan." Zheng Ling replied.

"30!" Wu Shigong nodded, "Same as last time, no less than 60 after coercion, let's relax a little bit, let's count it as 100 million! If you can fight, count it on May Day, and 20 troops have come in!"

Although this number is a bit scary, the officers of the Runing Army look calm.Because the military commander has calculated based on previous battles, as long as the Runing Army is organized, a thousand-man infantry regiment can be equal to ten thousand peasant soldiers. [

Of course, if the number of the Runing Army is too small to form a complete formation, then it is absolutely impossible to fight against ten; if the number is larger and a complete formation of cavalry and artillery is formed, the difference in combat effectiveness will be even greater.

Therefore, as long as the entire Runing Army is dispatched, the peasant army with a large number of old and weak women and children will definitely not be the opponent of the Runing Army.And now it is not the Runing Army that is directly fighting the Peasant Army.The other Ming troops are standing in the front line.

But the officers were calm, and the civilian officials like Deng Qifan couldn't sit still.Indeed, the number of millions is too scary.

So Deng Qifan asked: "My lord! Can you partially mobilize?" Deng Qifan is still calm, at least he hasn't proposed the general mobilization of the whole army.

Wu Shigong shook his head with a smile: "It doesn't need to be like this. It is enough to have the deputy commander of Nanyang Zhou. There are also people from our headquarters behind us. Once mobilized, production will be affected and people will be panicked. Instead, the gains outweigh the gains. We haven't reached that point yet."

But at this point, Wu Shigong suddenly thought of a question: "Uncle Yongli! How many soldiers can we mobilize now?"

"By the end of last month, more than 14 people had been mobilized in addition to active duty. But only 400 of them had weapons. The rest were just farm tools and wooden guns," Xue Yongli replied.

"How about the supply of weapons in our workshop?" Wu Shigong asked Yang Goudan again.

Yang Goudan hurriedly bowed to Wu Shigong and said, "My lord! The current workshop mainly manufactures armor, vests, firecrackers, etc. to equip the newly established army. There are also ship artillery and nine-pound and twelve-pound bombs. City cannons are very labor-intensive, so only [-] pieces of weapons such as knives and guns can be produced every month."

"Too little, at least two thousand." Wu Shigong said, "Set the amount of reward. Guarantee the original production, ordinary weapons. Add one hundred. I will reward the workshop director with a thousand taels. Those who propose a method will be rewarded."

"No!" Yang Goudan hurriedly ordered.

Wu Shigong frowned again and thought about it. Suddenly, Zhang Zhiheng on the side interjected: "It is true that you must not move lightly!"

Wu Shigong raised his head and smiled appreciatively at Zhang Zhiheng.After all, Deng Qifan is not the most seasoned, and he can't see the disadvantages of mobilizing the whole army.

You know, if the whole army of the Runing Army is mobilized.Active duty plus mobilization will be close to 20 troops.If such a situation occurs, it is not the peasant army that will be scared to the ground first, but the Emperor Chongzhen.

And with such an army, it is completely possible to fight for hegemony in the world.Therefore, the general mobilization of the Runing Army is a one-shot deal.The time of mobilization is the time to bring Wu Shigong to the throne, so it is absolutely not allowed to move lightly unless it is critical. [

But this truth cannot be explained thoroughly, and everyone can only understand it by themselves.But there were so many civil and military people present, but only the newcomer Zhang Zhiheng saw through this point, which made Wu Shigong feel a little regretful.And with Wu Shigong's appreciation, although Zhang Zhiheng maintained a calm expression, he couldn't help feeling a little complacent in his heart.

Wu Shigong asked Zheng Ling again: "You said just now that the imperial court's division of power is to prevent one family from dominating?"

"Exactly!" Zheng Ling quickly replied: "It's not obtained from intelligence, it's what the villain thought from the mansion newspaper, so it's just the opinion of the villain's family. First two governors, and then Yu Yushi, although it is for the smooth flow of government orders and the power of affairs. Unification, but also to contain each other."

"That makes sense!" Wu Shigong nodded, "The weakest among them is Yu Yushi. He doesn't even have a town of warriors to help him. Yu Yushi and this official are old friends, so we should help him more!" After finishing speaking, Wu Shigong took a look at Xue Cunyi.

All the civil and military present here know that Wu Shigong is not a person who repays grievances with virtue, so his words must have some meaning.But when they saw Wu Shigong winking at Xue Cunyi, they all knew that there must be tricks in it, so they kept silent and pretended to be confused.

This time Yu Zilian expanded and reorganized the Ruzhou Army, and Xue Cunyi followed Wu Shigong's order to infiltrate many spies from the Military Intelligence Bureau.The largest group was more than 100 cavalry. Under the leadership of a man named Liu Guqian, they joined the Ruzhou Army as a horse bandit, and were immediately appointed as the head of the Ruzhou Army Cavalry by the ecstatic Yu Zilian.

In addition, a group of Runing troops also entered the city of Ruzhou, which was the base of the Ruzhou Army, with the help of Yan Jing.In case of any change, these Runing Army can also control the families of the generals of the Ruzhou Army.So, although Yu Zilian is very proud now, he doesn't know that his Ruzhou Army has become a sieve and has been infiltrated by the Runing Army quite severely.

Of course, in order to keep it secret, Wu Shigong handed over all the infiltration of the Ruzhou Army to Xue Cunyi's Military Intelligence Bureau, and did not let Xue Zhinong's Shanchuan Division intervene, just to prevent internal friction and leaks.And what he said now is to ask Xue Cunyi to support some of Yu Zilian's personnel and weapons to strengthen the strength of the Ruzhou Army.Of course, the Ruzhou Army should be controlled more tightly.

What Wu Shigong meant was to mess up the situation.If there are those three civil servants fighting, disputes and containment in front, plus their battle with the peasant army, it will be difficult for the imperial court to notice the Runing army behind them, and it will also give the Runing army more time to develop.

However, Wu Shigong felt that it was not enough for only these three civil servants to perform the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he was going to make the situation even more chaotic. (To be continued..)