Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 267 Self-blame
Amidst the earth-shattering cheers, the gate of Jinzhou City slowly opened, and a group of high-ranking officials surrounded Sun Chengzong and Qiu Hejia and greeted them beamingly.Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly jumped off his horse and bowed to salute: "I am reporting to the old man and the governor, and I led the hussar battalion and the troops of the two generals Bing Zu and Cao to fight. They rescued more than [-] friendly troops and beheaded more than [-] ranks. It is not disgraceful." mission!"

Sun Chengzong's beard trembled slightly, and his voice was a little strange: "Very good, very good, very good..." Apart from the two words "very good", he couldn't say anything else.

Qiu Hejia approached the horses of the hussar camp and carefully examined the bloody heads without fear. The more he looked at them, the more surprised he looked on his face: "They are all the heads of real slaves, and none of them are real slaves." From the Han army!"

Zu Kuan said proudly: "That's right! We first had a fierce battle with the Mongolian Tatars, and then we collided with the red flag of Jiannu at the edge of the black forest, and we were killed with blood and flesh flying everywhere. ! As for the Han army, not even a ghost was seen!" In fact, the Han army has always been the main source of Guan Ning's army's achievements, accounting for the vast majority of the heads captured by Guan Ning's army, and can now behead more than [-] people in one battle. , and all levels are real slaves. There is no first-level Han army, so Zu Kuan is naturally very proud.

Sun Chengzong looked at Lu Xiangsheng, and couldn't hide the surprise on his face: "You really used [-] cavalry to destroy Zhenghongqi, a Jiala!?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "To be precise, there are four Niulu. They fought hard for days, whether they were men or horses, their physical strength was exhausted, and the Hussar Battalion is a new and cutting-edge division. It is not difficult to crush them."

As soon as this remark came out, Wu Xiang's face became a little uneasy... He was ordered three times to go to support Dalinghe City. collapse!In the past, everyone was losing battles. It was purely bad. Seeing him lose, I didn't think it was a big deal. But now, the Hussars battalion fought more with less, crushed four Jiannu and beheaded more than [-] people. Level, this comparison, everyone looks at him differently.Fortunately, after many years of training, this transferred master has already cultivated the invincibility of King Kong... Face, no matter how much you sneer at him, his face will not turn red at all. Such thickness and hardness are really amazing.

Zu Dale said with a smile: "To beat the crowd with a few, to destroy the four records of Jiannu in one fell swoop, this kind of record is unprecedented, Mr. Lu is really versatile in both civil and military affairs, brave and invincible!" He said with great enthusiasm: "It is rare that there is a A big victory, we really should have a good celebration, I will send people back to prepare a celebration banquet to congratulate Mr. Lu!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Isn't this necessary?"

Zu Dale's face sank: "Lord Lu doesn't even give face to the banquet, could it be that he looks down on Guan Ningjun?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "No, no, it's just..."

Zu Dabi said: "There is nothing that is not just. General Lu defeated the crowd with a few and won a complete victory. He must be superior in the use of troops. We all want to ask for advice. Master Lu must not hide his secrets."

Wu Xiang also said shamelessly: "Yes, Mr. Lu, we have given Jian Nu a hard time. If you have any secrets for defeating the enemy, don't hide it!"

The generals of Guan Ning's army shouted one after another and punched with kindness.Sun Chengzong naturally knows what these guys want to do, this is a big victory, and these guys with sharper noses than dogs naturally want to get a share of the battle, but this kind of thing is only suitable for talking at the wine table, so everyone Serious invitation.He smiled and said: "Jiandou, all the generals sincerely want to celebrate your success, so don't refuse."

Seeing that Sun Chengzong said this, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to say: "Then it will be disrespectful to be an official."

Zu Dale was overjoyed: "This is so true!" He turned his head and shouted at his subordinates: "You idiots, why don't you come over quickly, lead down the horses of the brothers from the Hussars Camp, cut them into fine pieces and feed them?"

The men quickly brought people over to lead the horses.

Qian Yu clasped his fists at Zu Dale and said, "General Zu, the hussars battalion borrowed 540 war horses from the Guanning Army headquarters, and more than [-] horses were killed or injured in the fierce battle. Now there are [-] four horses, all of which are returned. "

Lu Xiangsheng said: "As for the lost 56 horses, the general can choose from the 340 eight Liaodong war horses captured by our department, and the subordinate officials are willing to give you another ten horses as a token of gratitude."

Zu Dale's face sank and he said: "Why must Mr. Lu be so polite? Isn't it just 50 horses? Not to mention more than 540 horses were killed or injured. Even if they are all dead, what does it matter? These horses can help the hussars. The battalion won a great victory, and Guan Ningjun’s face was bright, so just give these [-] four horses to the Hussars Battalion!"

Wu Xiang, Song Wei and the others' eyelids twitched, and they gasped secretly: "What a great skill!" It's not easy to get a good war horse these days.Daming's horse administration has collapsed, all war horses have to be purchased from Mongolia, the price is naturally high, and they are changed hands one after another, and the relevant officials have to draw some prizes from them every time they are transferred, and when they are finally delivered to the army, The price is already sky-high—it is worth mentioning that if the army of the Ming Dynasty wanted to obtain the equipment that belonged to them, they had to spend money to buy it, and the money spent was generally one-tenth of the value of the equipment. , Otherwise, you just wait for your soldiers to go to the battlefield with kitchen knives.Even if weapons are like this, let alone strategic materials such as war horses, now that Zu Dale has sent out [-] war horses in one go, the skill is really nothing to say.

Lu Xiangsheng was also taken aback, and said, "Lord Zu, how did this happen!"

Zu Dale's face sank again: "Could it be that Master Lu doesn't like these war horses? Then I'll have them killed!"

Qian Yu was in a hurry, these horses were much better than the current horses of the Tianxiong Army, so it would be a pity to kill them like this!Just as he was about to speak, Wu Xiang said, "Lord Lu, you can accept it. If you don't accept it, Master Zu will really kill those horses."

Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to owe Zu Dale this kind of favor, but he was even more reluctant to part with those war horses, so he bowed and said, "Then I would like to thank Master Zu for his generous gift!"

Wu Xiang said: "A good man with three gangs, Mr. Zu sent more than 500 war horses to the hussar battalion, it is a bit unreasonable for Wu not to bring something out... Isn't the hussar battalion good at using horses? Wu just happened to have some horses. Ma Shu, just give it to Mr. Lu!"

Another piece of pie fell from the sky, Lu Xiangsheng was smashed, what happened today, is the sun rising from the west or is it raining pies?Before he figured out where the sun came from today, a group of generals rushed up and asked enthusiastically if they wanted a saber?Do you want a three-eyed gun?Want to ride a bow?They all looked like local tyrants, they almost asked Mr. Lu if he had a wife or concubine—of course, it would be a matter of time.Sun Chengzong saw that their words became more and more outrageous, so he had to stop them and terminate the low-price sale.He knows the thoughts of these army chiefs best, they are so generous, they are looking at Lu Xiangsheng's military exploits, he has seen this kind of thing a lot.

The Hussar Battalion entered the city together with the more than 2000 defeated troops they rescued. Jinzhou City soldiers and civilians lined the streets to welcome them. The cheers were like a tsunami, making the Hussar Battalion feel proud.The usually high-minded generals of Guan Ning's army seemed to have changed their minds. They were running back and forth to organize the celebration banquet. They were so enthusiastic that it made people feel uncomfortable. Especially Lu Xiangsheng, he had the urge to run away.Sun Chengzong seemed to have read through his thoughts. After returning to the governor's office, he smiled and asked, "You're not used to it, aren't you?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Yes! I really don't want to owe them so much favor!"

Sun Chengzong asked his servant to make him a cup of tea, he laughed and said, "I'm afraid you will owe these favors."

Lu Xiangsheng asked, "Why?"

Sun Chengzong said: "It is a glorious record to defeat Jiannu Zhenghongqi in the battle of Yedilang, beheading more than [-] people. How can these disgraced army leaders not be tempted? They try their best to win you over and give you weapons Horses are nothing more than wanting to get a share of the military exploits. If you agree, they will get a share of the military exploits, and you will get a large number of much-needed horse armor, and everyone will be happy; if you don’t agree, you will be their enemy. After that, they will try their best to drag you Hind legs, let you be like them, lose out of control!"

Lu Xiangsheng was taken aback: "They...how could they..."

Sun Chengzong looked a little bitter: "You're surprised, aren't you? However, in Guan Ning's army, this is the norm. If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Now you are the towering tree. If you can't let them get close to it, They will definitely uproot you by any means necessary... Many generals who are good at fighting have died like this, and I can't do anything about it. Jiandou, share your battle merits and use them to exchange for the war horses and weapons you need. I can only I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you much!”

Lu Xiangsheng said sadly, "But there are more than [-] heads at the head level. Even if the lower officials are willing to share, how much can each person get?"

Sun Chengzong said: "It doesn't need to be too much, each general has dozens of levels... For the court, a general who leads five thousand troops to fight Jiannu, and can behead forty or fifty levels in one battle is already called He is able to fight well."

Lu Xiangsheng's tongue was bitter: "It's only now that I know that the words 'able to fight well' are so worthless."

Sun Chengzong also shook his head and smiled wryly.He has seen this kind of thing a lot, and he has become numb. He didn't want to talk about these annoying things anymore, so he changed the subject: "How did you fight this battle? Since the fiasco of Sarhu, Jiannu has never tried to fight in a field battle." It was beaten so badly, and it was still riding against riding!"

Lu Xiangsheng told the details of this fierce battle in detail, and Sun Chengzong listened carefully, but his brows became tighter the more he listened.After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he saw that Mr. Ge's brows were already frowning, and his heart tightened. He asked, "Why is Mr. Ge frowning? Is there a problem with the deployment of troops by the lower officials?"

Sun Chengzong shook his head with a gloomy expression: "Your formation is not a problem, you played very beautifully, and won a hearty victory... However, this victory also shows that Jiannu is not an opponent in the field. Those who are invincible, as long as they are trained strictly and commanded properly, our army can defeat them in the field..." At this point, his expression became gloomy: "Since the old man took the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy, I made great efforts to replace the offense with defense, and used a series of fortresses to compress the space for building slaves. I thought it was a little effective, but in the battle of Dalinghe, our army reinforced four times and was defeated four times. There were 10,000+ The big army can't even save a small city thirty miles away, which shows that the old man's approach is wrong, really wrong!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "You don't have to be like this, Mr. Ge. The lower official just won by luck..."

Sun Chengzong waved his hand and said: "You don't need to say any more, I know very well in my heart. If I didn't build the city at the beginning, but used the money from building the city to train a field army, by now, this army should have been trained , why is it so blocked by Jiannu that you can't even get out of Jinzhou City!"

Sun Chengzong's fortress tactics have always been controversial.In the face of the Houjin army that comes and goes like the wind, there is nothing wrong with building a city and sticking to it. The thick city wall is a sharp weapon for the farming people to fight against the nomads. Returning in defeat, the fortress tactics can be regarded as detaining Houjin's veins.The problem is that the timing is not right. Of course, it is no problem to do this when the Ming Dynasty’s government was clean and the treasury was full. Tax sources have shrunk, income has plummeted, and the city walls and fortresses they built with tens of thousands of taels of silver are often taken away by Houjin before they are completed. This fortress tactic not only failed to limit Houjin's activities, but also consumed Houjin's strength. As a result, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, which had already bottomed out, was exhausted at an astonishing speed!The fortress tactics were unsuccessful, and the Guan Ning army did not have the courage to fight with Houjin in the field, so that Houjin surrounded Dalinghe City thirty miles away, but the Guan Ning army had no way to support it.Lu Xiangsheng fought more with less, and defeated Zhenghongqi's Jiala cleanly. This small but rich victory told him that Houjin's advantage in field battles was not unshakable——————————————— Why spend so much money to build a city after defeating Jin?If we retreated to Jinzhou-Shanhaiguan and used the money for building the city to train the field army, now this field army should also emerge, right?

Wrong, really wrong!
In fact, Old Man Sun had doubts about his strategy, but he was unable to change it: building a city is a huge project, and there are too many places to make money here, and those fortresses were destroyed every once in a while, and Guan Ning's army suffered. It was so convenient to use this to create false accounts based on free wages.It involves the interests of all aspects. Even if he knows that his strategy is wrong, there is no way to change it!
(End of this chapter)