Chapter 725: Arrangement

In the early October of the eleventh year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli issued an order to command the Jinyiwei to command the General Wang Tong to supervise the General Datong, to eliminate the horse thieves and guard against the Tartars.

It was almost the second half of September, and the Tatar cavalry began to frequently move on the Datong side walls. In early October, there was an order issued by the capital. This was a rare high efficiency for the Ming Dynasty.

The four words "Supervising the General Leader" are to put it bluntly, "Governor General". Originally, the Governor Xuanda was responsible for the defense areas of the two border towns of Xuanfu and Datong, while Wang Tong was responsible for Datong, the Governor of Datong, the governor of Datong, the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction, and Datong Town. The civil affairs and military affairs of various places were under the jurisdiction of General Wang Tong.

After the eunuch from the capital read the order, he handed over the flag of the Wang Ming, which was originally the general of Datong, to Wang Tong. In other words, Wang Tong could mobilize the troops in Datong Town.

The order was received in Taiyuan Prefecture. As usual, the eunuchs announced the order had to rest for two days and leave. It is said that when the eunuch lived at the post station, Xu Wen, the military supervisor of Datong Town, sent a confidant to greet him.

It is necessary to give a generous gift. The military supervisor had the intention of being the Supreme Emperor of Border Town. Now there is another Wang Tong on his head, so he has to ask clearly no matter how he asks.

"Eunuch Zhang Cheng and Eunuch Zhang often say that Eunuch Zou, it is said that he is a sworn brother with Lord Wang."

The eunuch who proclaimed the imperial edict was also a very sensible person. He didn't say anything about it, and no one else knew about it. But the next day, Xu Wen quickly sent someone to greet him and asked when Wang Tong would come to Datong, to be humble and polite.

Shanxi was confused. The imperial envoy arrived, and it was obvious that it was because of the arrears of Zonglu, but suddenly became the general of the horse thief to be punished. Then it suddenly became the general of the general, Datong, preparing for the enemy for war.

However, this young adult who does not follow the routine of doing things can go to Datong. Although Zonglu's various actions have nothing to do with everyone, they are confused and always have no idea.

The governor of Shanxi, the governor of Shanxi, and a group of officials were forced to see Wang Tong off, say some encouragement, and agree on some military and civilian government affairs. If war or guarding the battle, Shanxi is the rear of Datong, and the assistance of the people and the transportation of materials must be kept up.

The entire Jin area was busy. If someone had a plan, he would feel that something illogical was going on. For example, the will in the palace was too timely. Even if the road was smooth and abnormal, would it be possible that the envoy who sent the emergency documents here came to the capital and the capital would not have been issued an order there?

After careful calculation, maybe it was because the eunuch who had just entered the city gate, and the eunuch who had sent the order had already come out of the city gate. The eunuch who sent the order looked pale and extremely tired, and he didn't have much rest along the way. It seemed that he was riding a horse and this was not very lawful. Datong was just in a hurry, but it was not time to be in a hurry.

But who would pay attention to such details? It’s only a day or two before, can we ask the emperor to take back his will?

The mansion of the General of Datong had been cleared out, and Wang Tong lived in it unscrupulously. Since he was governor of Datong, then the Governor of Xuanda Wenda was happy to be free and could not come to his own station.

The rest of the people, Mei Wenjin, the governor of Datong, Xu Wen, the military supervisor of Datong Town, and Ma Dong, deputy general of Datong Town, naturally had to discuss matters together. In addition to Mei Wenjin, Xu Wen and Ma Dong, one were eunuchs and the other were military generals, but they all knew Wang Tong's weight. As they did, Mei Wenjin could only follow the crowd.

"Mr. Ma is right. Now, with the power of Datong Town, it is not enough to compete with the large Tartars of Altan's army. I should submit to the court and ask reinforcements to come."

Wang Tong said this when he was discussing the matter for the first time. Xu Wen and Mei Wenjin, who were worried that Wang Tong was young and energetic, were relieved. Wang Tong's opinion was consistent with Ma Dong, but they were all determined to keep it true. Everyone reached a consensus and immediately signed a joint letter and sent 600 miles to the capital to rush to ask for advice.

In the mansion of the General Datong, except for Wang Tong's personal guards, all the maids and servants sent by the officials and merchants were cleared out. The only ones who listened to the orders were the personal guards, so you can feel safe.

Wang Tong was in the study room, and Tan was standing by the door, and the people shouted in. The guards below knew a little about Wang Tong’s plan, knowing that this was the main commander of the four parties, but unexpectedly, the first person called over was Qi Wu.

The personal guard Qi Wu entered the study room, and General Tan closed the door. Wang Tong had not stopped working hard for dozens of days. Even though he was strong, he seemed a little tired. Seeing Qi Wu coming in, Wang Tong rubbed his forehead and said with a smile:

"Others can't see it, but you think about it all day long and you can probably see it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Wu had already knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times and said:

"I am willing to go through fire and water for the adults and break into pieces."

Wang Tong waved his hand and said:

"No need to say this. I have a letter from the general of Ji Town, Li Yunlai. You will set off today and send it in a hurry. I will give you six people and thirty horses."

"Subordinates receive the order"

Qi Wu took the letter and got up and was about to go out. Wang Tong smiled and sighed, and said:

"In such a situation in Datong Town, you must have strong support to be safe. This situation is really true."

Of course Qi Wu could hear this. He shook his body and hurried out. As soon as he left, the second person to come in was Chen Dahe. Wang Tong and Chen Dahe were talking very simply:

"After the pre-arrangement of the general order of the Tianjin Weishuo, we will start preparing immediately, and as soon as the capital's order arrives, we will set off immediately to prepare."

Chen Dahe received the order and hurriedly went out. Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu were with him, and they were all alone and had more horses. The faster the better.

After ordering these two groups of messengers, Wang Tong slowly wrote a memorial, sealed it into an iron box, and asked Bao Erxiao to lead people to the capital to report the memorial.

After the arrangement of these three groups, Wang Tong finally calmed down and didn't say anything. He went out to grab a pole and started practicing. He felt that his muscles and bones were sent down. Then he stopped. At this time, sweat was already seen on his forehead.

Since it is the general's mansion, there must be a schoolyard in the yard, which is convenient. After Wang Tong finished practicing, General Tan was already waiting with a hand towel.

Wang Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead, but noticed that General Tan was wearing a leather robe. Although the weather was getting colder, Wang Tong and his personal guards were all single shirts. Tan Jiang's outfit showed that his body was already a little weak. Seeing that General Tan's temples were also white, Wang Tong also felt emotion in his heart.

General Tan has been following Wang Tong for five years, and is now in his early fifties. Unlike a civil servant who is pampered and 50 years old, he is the golden age. Many generals are mentally fine, but their bodies cannot keep up because many old injuries begin to have an impact.

After Wang Tong wiped his sweat, before he could speak, Tan Jiang said:

"Master, there are more than 100,000 soldiers in Ji Town, but only more than 50,000 people can fight. If the troops are transferred from Ji Town, it will be better if they are strong soldiers, if they are others."

"Don't worry, the troops transferred here in Jizhen must be their strongest."

Unexpectedly, Wang Tong answered this affirmatively, and General Tan couldn't help but be stunned. Wang Tong was not a person who spoke nonsense. He would definitely realize this. General Tan pondered for a while and asked again:

"Master, how many soldiers and horses in Jizhen will come here"

"The journey from Jizhen to Datong is quite long, and military supplies, food and fodder is also a large amount. All parties must do what they can, at most 20,000, but at least no less than 15,000."

General Tan was obviously relieved and walked into the house behind Wang Tong. When he entered the main house, a personal guard hurried over and reported that it was said that several shopkeepers from Sanjiang Trading Company's Shanxi branch had arrived. Wang Tong ordered someone to come in and General Tan went to arrange the reception.

Since Qi Jiguang arranged Qi Wu by his side and bet that he would take the initiative to use troops to Altan's army, he would definitely not just let his illegitimate son come over and cry and say some righteous words and be done.

There are only a few powerful soldiers and horses in the world. Among the border towns, one is Ji Town and the other is Liao Town. Liao Town is Li Chengliang's territory. However, Qi Jiguang trained the soldiers and horses in Ji Town for more than ten years. Such elite soldiers were prepared for the use of troops against the Tartars.

The elite soldiers trained over the years have a deep relationship with Qi Jiguang. Even if Qi Jiguang is not in the position of the general of Ji Town, he will not be unable to be summoned. If Qi Wu told Wang Tong, Qi Wu would have the means to contact the generals in various places in Ji Town to let them come and help them with all their hearts and souls.

Wang Tong didn't know if Qi Jiguang had such an arrangement, but Wang Tong felt that since such a far-scheming general sent Qi Wu to him, there must be arrangements in Ji Town. The court issued an order to dispatch troops, and the general Li Yunlai would definitely cooperate. With Qi Wu's central contact, there would naturally be no surprises.

But it was not entirely certain that Wang Tong had other records. While thinking, several shopkeepers outside had already come in. Several shopkeepers who worked in Shanxi were the first batch of spies selected by Zhang Shiqiang that year. They were not good at being spies, but they had business talents in the store. They were both good at being one of their own people. After Jin He and Yongsheng were annexed by Sanjiang Trading Company, they were sent here.

When entering the house, the following people were not allowed to kowtow to greet the master's etiquette. Wang Tong accepted it safely. Although such etiquette was complicated, it could make people know where they were.

After sitting down, he was not polite, and a shopkeeper reported:

"The farmhouses on the Aries' mouth of Tianchengwei are almost full, but there are goods delivered outside. Although our people are very careful, they are also afraid that the soldiers on the Aries' mouth will leak news. This time I came to see the master, just to ask if I could transport the goods here to Xuanfu and give the cash silver sold to General Ma, so that it would be convenient for everyone."

"Wait a little longer, there won't be too much goods coming next."
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