Chapter 147: Southern Liaoning will change
If you are disabled, you will be well-off and you will be pensioned. It will also prevent your family from suffering from freezing and hunger, and you will be able to live without worries because of your loyalty and courage to serve the country.
For a country, no matter rich or poor, wisely, they will tilt their limited resources towards soldiers. This is a solid pillar to ensure resistance to foreign aggression, domestic pacification, and rule.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't understand why the treatment of the Ming army in history was so bad that it was even worse than ordinary people, and it was not much better than beggars.
The Ming soldiers could not even have enough food, let alone support their families. How could they ask them to fight bravely? How could they force them to wrap their bodies in their horses and be loyal to the country?
Regarding the several emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao could only use the word "stupid". This "stupid" does not mean that he is really stupid, but that he has short-sighted eyes and has no long-term vision for the country and the people.
If you want to engage in power strife, even Chongzhen, the king of the devastated country, had a few tricks. But this power strife that murdered the Ming Dynasty, pulled this and suppressed that, and triggered internal strife among officials, and the emperor was very clever?
His eyes are just staring at the court, satisfied with maintaining the emperor's power. But the army is over, and the emperor has no power?
It is not very accurate to say that Zhu Youxiao was engaged in the political politics of the military. But at least he knew that the army was the basis for the country's strength and stability. To quell the rebellion in the internal affairs, well, to quell the rebellion in the internal affairs. Jiannu rebelled against the Ming Dynasty was civil affairs.
Zhu Youxiao did not fully believe that "there must be a brave man under heavy rewards", but if the horse wants to run quickly, he has to eat grass for the horse. Is this principle difficult to understand?
Wu Yougui was just an ordinary member of the Ming army who was disabled due to injuries, but it was the treatment received by these many ordinary soldiers that were seen by thousands of Ming soldiers.
The court always said it, and the standards for preferential treatment set by the original standards were not only firmly adhered to, but also continued to raise the standards.
To put it bluntly, these preferential and relief policies are to make soldiers work with peace of mind.
But since you have become a soldier, it is inevitable that you will be disabled and killed. You are not short of your usual military pay. The preferential treatment policy will make you feel at ease, right?
If you are afraid of death on the battlefield, you deserve it if you are cut off by a military judge on the spot. If you are lucky enough to survive, there will be military laws to punish you. As for the preferential treatment and family members, you will be killed. Which one is the right one?
It is actually very simple to use the life of a soldier, just the word "reward and punishment".
Zhu Youxiao has never treated military merit rewards and has not been owed. He has not been vague in removing the treasury and is not polite in scouting his house to collect wealth. The emperor's actions are not only to make the soldiers grateful, but also a shock.
Don’t think about fooling the emperor. Long live the tricks, and the methods are ruthless. Of course, it is a cruel and ruthless person for punishing illegal officials. The emperor is very generous to good officials who are obedient to the public and law-abiding and serve the country and the people.
As for officials, civil and military officials, the people who can feel the emperor's grace are actually mostly military generals. Who makes the country's focus now is on war!
Kong Youde touched the pipe, then withdrew his hand, took out a small iron box that could be opened and closed from his pocket, opened it, took out a cigarette roll from it, and handed it to Yang Jie.
Yang Jie still looked like he smiled, waved his hand and said, "General Kong, please give me some people, don't like this."
This iron cigarette roll was sold in Luda for less than ten days and is quite expensive. Senior officers like Kong Youde can afford it, but they dare not make all their money. They usually smoke more pipes.
Seeing that Yang Jie declined, Kong Youde was not able to withdraw his pipe and changed his pipe, so he put on his cigarette holder, lit it, and asked politely: "Yang Qianhu, suddenly suggested that I wait for the troops to rectify. Is there any major action?"
Yang Jie pondered for a moment, didn't say anything, but just nodded vigorously.
Kong Youde smoked and looked at Zhang Pan and Zhang Bang, the general who was responsible for guarding Lushun.
In his opinion, Yang Jie was just a suggestion, not an order. What happened depends on whether the opinions of the three of them were unified.
His tendency is to follow suggestions. Yang Jie must have big secrets that cannot be explained clearly, and big actions will make him very moved.
Zhang Pan pondered for a moment and said, "It's just a small-scale harassment at present, so it's okay to stop."
Zhang Bang was responsible for supporting the battle in southern Liaoning. He has always been a left-behind Belt University and is considered a guest general. Therefore, he felt that it was not his turn to express his opinion, so he looked at Kong Youde.
Kong Youde nodded and said, "I agree with General Zhang and listen to Yang Qianhu."
Zhang Bang then said, "I am a guest general, so I am naturally a guest follow the host's will."
Yang Jie smiled, stood up and bowed, and said, "Then please ask several generals to prepare. Both the water and the land are possible. Let's say goodbye first."
The three of them stood up and saw him off. The time was not long, so they came back together and sat down to discuss.
"Yang Jie's suggestion this is a bit abnormal." Zhang Pan first expressed his doubts, "According to his authority, he should not interfere with military command."
Kong Youde took out his small pipe, put it in another pot, and said slowly: "For this reason, I think this operation is extraordinary. He did not explain clearly, and it was because of the difficulties of not being able to interfere with military command."
Zhang Bang didn't know Yang Jie very well and said, "Anyway, it's boring to make a small fight. Stop and have a big one, I think it's good."
Kong Youde laughed and said, "You said this to me. You just have to do a big job to be satisfied!"
Zhang Pan smiled and touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
If it was a big operation, it was likely that the three guards in southern Liaoning would be involved. If this were the case, Zhang Pan was also very excited.
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At this time, Yang Jie's secret memorial was rushed to the capital and submitted to Zhu Youxiao's imperial case.
When Zhu Youxiao saw that Yang Jie's name was on the secret memorial, he had a premonition. After reading it, Principal Zhu You let out a sigh.
As expected, it was still here, and the best time to restore the three guards in southern Liao. In history, because Liu Aita was suspected of rebelling against the Jin Dynasty, Nurhaci slaughtered more than 100,000 Liao people from the three guards and abandoned the three guards.
Although this has a similar result to the restoration of the Three Guards, Zhu Youxiao is already in the lead, so how could he be satisfied with this?
Even if you are not very familiar with history, and have read Liu Aita's letters, smart people will feel that it is too risky.
From Liu Aita's perspective, he naturally hopes that the greater the contribution he will make, the better. Because only great contributions can the Ming court pay attention to them and be more secure for themselves and their families.
It was precisely because Liu Aita had too much appetite that he wanted to surrender with the Three Guards, and Zhu Youxiao knew it was not feasible when he was ready.
If you only use Fuzhou where Liu Aita is in charge, this is of course the lowest requirement. Because there are fewer people involved, the possibility of leaking secrets is also small, and the hope for success is very high.
But if we need to connect the three guards, how many people will involve this? Who can guarantee that there will be no traitors and scum who have reported it?
No wonder the failure in history has caused more than 100,000 Liao people to die in vain.
Zhu Youxiao tapped his finger lightly. Although he understood Liu Aita's worries, he did not feel greedy. Just Fuzhou Guards, and the other two Guards will be restored by the Ming army!
Perhaps, if the military and towns coordinated their actions, they could also give Jiannu a heavy blow and speed up his defeat.
The key now is how to make Liu Aita feel at ease. It requires a degree of control. It is not free of being cold, but being too enthusiastic will scare people.
Moreover, the faster the time, the better. Zhu Youxiao agrees with the idiom of "Dongyang Mengduo".
The proof that Liu Aita wanted was not too much. The person who contacted the governor of Deng Town, Yuan Keli, was just exempted from death and added a card ticket.
But Liu Aita never dreamed that his letter would be directly read by the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao thought for a long time and wrote a reply to Yang Jie. Of course, it was also for Liu Aita's messenger Jin Shengkui to read it.
"...If you can go to the Ming Dynasty, you will not lose the style of the Song Dynasty. The current situation is to follow the rebellion and follow the obedience, and the good and bad are judged. Liu Aita is not a person who has planned it. I hope it should be carefully examined and not cause blood to stain the knife's head..."
After writing the reply, Zhu Youxiao reviewed it repeatedly. He felt that it was not too much to expect, but it was appropriate to threaten it, so he handwritten a piece of ticket to avoid death, but he did not add a ticket to the title.
The emperor wrote the ticket for exemption from death and paid by Yuan Keli in person. The weight is very different, and of course it is more trustworthy.
As for the ticket to add titles, Zhu Youxiao did not make Liu Aita happy. To be precise, he left an introduction in his reply, and he had to make a decision based on Liu Aita's contribution and ability.
In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, this can already make Liu Aita feel at ease. Too much grace can easily make people feel doubtful. Is this kind of generous?
If it is Yuan Keli, the Governor of Dengzhou, both the exemption from death and the additional card ticket can be given, but the added weight is not as much as the emperor's words.
If a big thing is accomplished, a person who coordinates the overall situation and can make decisions at the right time will come and command nearby.
Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time and then picked up a pen to write a letter to Teacher Yuan.
Yuan Keli was in charge of Dengzhou, and was in control of Dengzhen and Dongjiang Town. He was in charge of power. He could directly command the two towns, and had a long-term vision and was extremely strategic. It was most appropriate to complete this task.
Zhu Youxiao explained the whole story clearly, but was afraid that Yuan Keli would not believe Liu Aita anyway, so he made a senior undercover agent in the Later Jin Dynasty. He knew that Liu Aita had a strong heart anyway, so he could believe it.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also informed all his plans and asked Teacher Yuan to act as soon as possible to avoid long nights and missing out on opportunities.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao introduced Yang Jie to Yuan Keli, and recommended Yang Jie to directly contact Liu Aita and set up a single-line contact with Yuan Keli.
After this arrangement, Zhu Youxiao felt that great things could be accomplished. When he put down his writing, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh.
The three guards in southern Liaoning or the two guards were restored, so that the richest places in Liaodong returned to the control of the Ming Dynasty, which cut off most of the food supply of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Humph, the famine in the Later Jin Dynasty is about to be advanced. However, the worst period has not yet reached.
By comparing the two, Zhu Youxiao has firmly believed that it is not a dream to pacify Liao for five years.
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Dalinghe City.
The Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi stood on the high slope outside the city, looking at the city defense. After a long time, he put down his telescope and gently slid his jaw to express his approval.
Although Jiannu adopted a forbearance and did not send troops to destroy the Ming army's plan to advance in the city, this also disappointed Xiong Tingbi and the generals.
The new artillery was transported, and the crisscrossing trenches were completed. I was waiting for Jiannu to come and then beat him up and bleeding!
If Jiannu is defeated again, Xiong Tingbi will prepare to advance again while the victory is taking advantage of the situation and establish a basis in Youtunwei and even Guangning to advance the front to the Liaohe River.
Now, Lao Xiong thinks that he can't be too hasty.
Jiannu's strength is still there, and his mind is also obvious. He stretches out the supply line of the Ming army and creates more opportunities for counterattack.
"Youtun Guard--" Xiong Tingbi pondered for a moment, glanced at the generals, and said, "Only send cavalry out, and no infantry will be guarded for the time being."
He Kegang, Jin Guofeng and others were a little surprised. Dalinghe City and Jinzhou were already stable. Could it be like Ningyuan, and passively waiting for Jiannu to attack?
Although the cavalry advanced forward can put some pressure on Jiannu. However, Jiannu would not care too much about cavalry and shooting. In fact, the cavalry of the Ming army does not have the ability to fight against Jiannu head-on.
Zhu Mei thought for a while and bowed, "Sir, are you worried about supplies? I finally thought that the Youtunwei is near the sea and transportation of materials is more convenient. If it is based on the deployment speed of Daling River, three or five thousand people can be completed in at most ten days, and Jiannu may not have time to start."
Xiong Tingbi saw the expressions in the eyes of the generals and knew that they almost agreed with Zhu Mei's statement, so he couldn't help but shook his head gently.
Moving forward not only requires food, grass and supplies, but also weapons and cannons. In the secret report, Xiong Tingbi already knew that at least two months, the weapons and equipment would tilt towards Dongjiang Town, and not many could be defeated by Liao Town.
Xiong Tingbi did not have much complaints about this. If he wanted to say that a bowl of water was even, what would he say that the emperor gave priority to Liao Town?
The supply of weapons and artillery is determined based on the actions that each military town needs to take. Liao Town needs to advance to Jinzhou and Daling River to obtain the maximum supply.
Now, it is time for Dongjiang Town to launch a military operation and harass Jiannu, so it is naturally necessary to have more and more powerful weapons and equipment.
After waved his hand, Xiong Tingbi did not dare to tell all the generals about the secret memorials, and said slowly: "Material supply is not the main problem. It is not convenient to inform the details for the time being. Just implement them."
The generals bowed to take the order, knowing that there were some things that should not be asked or should not be known.
"I won't move forward for the time being." Xiong Tingbi did not want to slash the enthusiasm of the generals, and added with a smile: "Prepare for battle and speed up training. Maybe in three or five months, Liao Town will directly restore Guangning!"
The restoration of Guangning means that more than a year of retreat strategy has come to an end and the recovery of Jiannu has reached a direct confrontation with Jiannu.
Only through the Liao River, the enemy and us can contact each other at any time. Such a situation is the real test.
"It's a pity that Guangning City was demolished by Jiannu to pieces." He Kegang knew the information sent back by the sentry detective, and said with some regret: "And the city is very large, and it is not possible to complete the construction of fortifications in a short time."
Zhu Mei smiled and said, "Does our army can only rely on cities or fortifications and dare not confront Jiannu head-on?"
Jin Guofeng hurriedly explained to He Kegang: "I am not afraid of Jiannu when facing each other head-on, but there will be great casualties. Building fortifications can ensure the safety of materials."
Chapter completed!