Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"What? Does Chang Jing still want to subdue the Zheng family in the future?" After hearing Wu Shigong's strategic plan, Deng Qifan was also a little surprised. He still thought that the interests in the sea were not so great, and it would be fine if the Runing Army could unify the mainland.

"This matter is far away!" Wu Shigong replied with a smile, "But if the Zheng family submits at that time, everything will be fine. If not, I will spare no effort to build a navy for a few more years and completely destroy the Zheng family. Brother Jinyuan has As everyone knows, there is a huge amount of silver in this sea!"

The mainstream thinking of the Ming Dynasty at that time was: I would rather have a bed in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty than a room overseas.Even "Sea Overlord" Zheng Zhilong is no exception.Moreover, there was no such thing as "theory of sea power" at this time, so Deng Qifan could not agree with Wu Shigong's words.

But this matter is too far away after all, and if the Runing Army starts to attack the sea, it also proves that the Runing Army has unified the mainland, so Deng Qifan doesn't need to pour cold water to persuade him at this time.So he just laughed it off and changed the subject.

"This time, Yan Fu is quite capable. He only received the punishment of being downgraded and staying in the post. The land in Shandong and the wharf in Denglai can be fulfilled. Changjing! Should we set up villages and garrison there?"

Wu Shigong shook his head and sighed: "It's beyond the reach of the whip. This time the Tartars have entered the customs and have already attacked Jinan. It is not particularly safe to set up a farm village there. If we want to protect it, at least [-] troops should be stationed at the village. But we have already After borrowing so much money, the direction of the army will definitely be Huguang and Shaanxi. You must not use troops on both sides, otherwise it will be taboo for military strategists. If you are too greedy, you might as well sell the land of Shandong first."

"As for the pier, you can go to Kou Feng Hainawei's place to find a place. The construction and management can be done by the Zheng family, and we can dispatch a navy and marine regiment to protect the pier. Close the door and say, although this time I fought with the Tartars. It's a tie, but our Runing Army has lost too much and hasn't gained any benefits yet. The strength of our troops is a little short!"

"Chang Jing has this heart, and my heart is at ease! Why is the Runing Army worried?" Deng Qifan immediately praised with a smile.

After the Runing Army won this time.Although the world was shaken and there were constant praises, the territory it controlled did not expand by one mu, and the number of troops it possessed decreased by more than 1.So these days Deng Qifan is looking for an opportunity to persuade Wu Shigong to clear his mind.Unexpectedly, today he heard that Wu Shigong understood the current situation of the Runing Army very well, which made Deng Qifan very relieved. [

"The top priority is Li Zongbing and Jiang Shoubei." Wu Shigong pointed out the key points that the Runing Army is currently facing.

After returning to Runing.Wu Shigong immediately began arming Jiang Cheng's troops.Expand it to an association of 7000 troops (the military system of the Runing Army has changed after returning this time, which will be introduced below).And Jiang Cheng became the leader of this association.Although Wu Shigong arranged a large number of Runing Army officers and troops to join the Association, Jiang Cheng had already wholeheartedly joined Wu Shigong at this time.So he didn't object to such an approach, but was quite happy because he was reused.

However, Li Lu was a little tired of fighting on the battlefield. He proposed to Wu Shigong that he would retire to the imperial court and return to the capital, and he no longer wanted to be the general of Nanyang.Of course, given the good relationship between Li Lu and Wu Shigong, Li Lu will also completely entrust his troops to Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong certainly welcomes Li Lu's troops for nothing.But Wu Shigong didn't want Li Lu to die.After all, if the imperial court dispatched another Nanyang general, the Runing Army would lose its interests in Nanyang Mansion.So these days Wu Shigong has been persuading Li Lu to keep his official position, so that he still occupies the position of Nanyang General Soldier in name.

Deng Qifan also nodded.Agree with Wu Shigong's idea.He said: "In fact, it would be best for Chang Jing to let you manage Nanyang Mansion. But Chang Jing's incident in Dezhou was a bit reckless. I don't know what reward the imperial court will give you."

"I don't think about any rewards anymore. I couldn't bear this tone at the time, and I wanted to give a warning to those who are greedy for life and fear of death. After all, we are still an army, and we may not have to fight alone in the future. We just want to let other officers and soldiers understand: don't Mess with our Runing army, otherwise we will definitely have revenge." Wu Shigong said.

After hearing this, Deng Qifan smiled.Anyway, what happened has already happened, and it is difficult to undo it, so there is no need to dwell on it.He finally asked: "Then borrowed so much money this time, how many people does Chang Jing want to expand the Runing Army to?"

"I've calculated it with Uncle Yongli. We plan to increase it to [-]!" Wu Shigong replied.

"Seventy thousand? Is it too much? It's calm around us now!"

"Since we have already borrowed it, we must seize more land and return it as soon as possible. It is no longer possible to do nothing. The Shanchuan Division and the Military Intelligence Bureau reported that the Zhang and Luo thieves in Gucheng and Fangxian counties are simply surrendering. They will rebel at any time. We We also need to make preparations early. Besides, no matter whether those Shaanxi bandits really surrendered or pretended to surrender, we must force them to rebel as soon as possible.”

Wu Shigong now hopes that the Peasant Army will mess up Huguang, Shaanxi and Sichuan again, so that the Runing Army will take advantage of the opportunity to enter these areas, control more territory, and rob more property and people.However, the Runing army will not completely wipe out the peasant army, it just wants to support the bandits and constantly strengthen their own strength.

Therefore, after summarizing the Battle of Blood Ridge with the Qing Army, the Runing Army made some changes in its military system. The biggest change was to expand each infantry regiment to four battalions with more than 2000 people.

Wu Shigong found that in this confrontation with the Qing cavalry, the phalanx of thousands of people was no longer able to withstand the collision of a large number of cavalry. Therefore, he expanded the size of the phalanx and increased the number of gunners in each phalanx. To prepare for the future against cavalry groups.

Therefore, the current Runing Army will form a square formation with each infantry regiment, forming a large square formation of forty by forty, increasing its thickness, and preventing the cavalry from colliding.In addition, each infantry regiment has [-] gunners, and this kind of firepower can also minimize the density of cavalry collision arrays.

And each association of the Runing Army still has three infantry regiments.In this way, each of the three phalanxes of the left, center and right can be arranged in coordination, and independent battles can be carried out.And each town will be reduced to two associations with more than 8000 horses.The artillery and cavalry of other regiments, affiliates, and towns have also been adjusted. [

The organization of the six towns of the Runing Army remains unchanged, and there are three independent associations of Li Lu, Jiang Cheng, and Guide Shumo. In addition, the navy also has a navy and land warfare association.And the organization of the militia will be completely cancelled, and they will all be incorporated into the troops of the Runing Army.

Therefore, if the Runing Army is fully organized, the final total strength will exceed 14.But at present, due to the lack of food, personnel, horses and equipment, it is temporarily expanded to 7 people, which is equivalent to a half-staffed state.

But in any case, because the loan solved the most difficult financial problem, the Runing Army has begun to explode.