Chapter 978 Everything is ready and the army starts

On November 21, the 15th year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli issued an order to add the title of Minister of War, the governor of Liao, Ji, Xuan, and Dasi Town, and the commander of Liao affairs, Wang Tong was appointed as the commander of the military commander, the general leader of Hu Wei's army and the Ji Liao Xuanda and the army to train various troops and horses, and appointed Chen Ju, the eunuch in the rank of the ranks of the military supervisor.

The civil officials led military generals to fight and internal officials supervised the army. This was the standard system of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Tong led his troops several times bypassed this rule, but this time he had to follow the rules.

It is easy to say here for the military supervisor. The Sili Supervisor and the Imperial Horse Supervisor have served as heterodictionalists many times, but the Imperial Horse Supervisor is too familiar with Wang Tong, so he directly selected people from the Sili Supervisor. Chen Ju and Tian Yi were quite close to each other, claiming to be "Master Fang Zheng" and the chief eunuch who was in charge and was selected to be the military supervisor.

The civil servants were quite difficult to choose. Logically speaking, since it was a military matter, it was the head of the Minister of War. But how could a mere minister of War raise his head in front of Wang Tong? The Minister of War Bi Qiang refused, and the rest of the people also shrank, saying that the civil servants were bigger than the military generals. But when they were outside, Wang Tong was ruthless and wanted to do whatever he wanted to do. Who would do anything to him? It would be better not to cause trouble.

In the end, Wang Xijue volunteered. Wang Xijue, the second assistant to the cabinet, was a standard anomaly among the civil officials of more than ten years. He dared to speak, dared to take responsibility, and reasoned. Since no one dared to go, Shen Shixing was the chief minister and could not leave Beijing. Xu Guo was too old, so Wang Xijue volunteered.

As soon as Wang Xijue came forward, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they also felt that this position was really something that Wang Xijue could do, that is, his bold and blunt temper could deal with Wang Tong.

"Everyone, Wang went to Liao Town this time to quell the rebellion and resist the enemy, and not to fight against Dingbei Hou. Please be careful!"

Because there are too many people thinking about it, Wang Xijue didn't care about the prime minister's demeanor and directly made it clear.

Wang Tong is now the commander of the Jinyiwei and has the position of Dingbei Hou, but his current title and official position are unable to command the four towns and various troops in terms of procedures and classes.

In the past, civil officials commanded several generals and deputy generals, and civil officials had a general. The general commanded several subordinate officers. Wang Tong went to Liao Town, at least two generals, three deputy generals, guerrillas, etc. Not to mention, Wang Tong could not command the commander of the Jinyiwei commander alone, because this regulation, command and command were actually done by Wang Tong, and the other two were just following the procedures. On a deeper level, Wang Xijue's governors only took effect in every possible time. On weekdays, he was just nominally superior to Wang Tong.

In this army, Wang Tong must at least have the title of the generals of the Five Armies to show that he is superior to the generals and is justified in command. This is actually the same as the founding of the country and the Jingnan period, similar to Xu Da's meaning of opening the shogunate to become the general and the marshal.

However, the court only mentioned the "military commander" and "chief general" in its order, and the official position was not upgraded. In other words, Wang Tong was commanding the army as the commander of the Jinyiwei.

The commander of the Jinyiwei is the third rank and has the status of a marquis. He is also considered a noble status among the military generals. However, from the fourth rank and third rank of Xuanda Town of Ji and Liao, there are six marquises with the status of a marquis. Li Chengliang's title is already the Duke of the State. How to command and dispatch higher-level people at the same level.

Seeing the order, the capital scholars were quite polite, and some people who were lucky enough to gloat thought that the court gave Wang Tong an ugly look, but no one knew that he had said anything. Wang Tong was already so powerful that he could not give him a title anymore. Otherwise, if he returned from a great victory, it would be difficult to reward him.

There is another case. Even if the military generals in the four towns of Xuanda, Ji and Liao had higher rank than Wang Tong. Who would dare not listen to Wang Tong's military orders? Wouldn't that seek death?

Moreover, the core team that recruited troops this time was not the border town soldiers, but the Huwei Army of Tianjin Wei. Who doesn’t know that the Huwei Army trained by Wang Tong in Tianjin Wei was the most powerful army of the Ming Dynasty. Although the battalion officer of the Huwei Army is Li Hutou, it is convenient for Wang to use it.

The Guihua Urban and Rural Braves were trained to train 3,200 people, and two regiments were organized according to the regulations of the Huwei Army. The capital issued an order to set off from Guihua City today, joining Liao Town, and the Tianjin Wei Township Braves were trained to train 4,800 people, and three regiments were trained to train according to the regulations of the Huwei Army. From now on, the Huwei Army was trained to train together to prepare for war. The Guihua City selected a total of 1,000 brave guards and cavalrymen and organized into the Huwei Army and Horse Team.

The Huwei Army now has a total of seven infantry regiments, a total of 11,200 people, a total of 2,000 cavalry, a 1,500 artillery team, a 78 artillery gate, and a 3,000 baggage battalions.

The Huwei Army had a total of seven regiments. Originally, Li Hutou, the first regiment commander, Li Tao, the second regiment commander, Tan Bing, and Sun Xin, the deputy regiment commander. Now there are five regiments with deputy positions in the regiment commander. However, Emperor Wanli gave Wang Tong the greatest authority. The oral order said, "I have discussed it with the battalion officer Li Hutou, and the list will be reported."

Wang Tong's personal guards were not the kind of routine in the Ming Dynasty. The personal guards were the most elite force in commanding the troops and were the core of the battlefield. Wang Tong's personal guards were the reserve team of officers. They studied and trained around Wang Tong, and naturally did the work of fighting and guarding, but learning how to command and command was their most important.

This time, Wang Tong's personal guards were also recommended to the positions of each regiment. The First Regiment was still the Huwei Army Battalion Officer Li Hutou, but the regiment deputy was Tan Dahu, and the regiment chief was Tan Bing. This time, Tan Bing was also promoted to the position of deputy battalion officer. The Second Regiment was deputy was Bao Erxiao, the regiment chief was Li Tao, the regiment chief was Tan Erhu, the regiment chief was Sun Xin, the regiment chief was Li Xiaobiao, the regiment chief was Chen Dahe, the regiment chief was Liu Sanlang, the regiment chief was Han Gang, the regiment chief was Tan Gong, the regiment chief was Tan Jian, and the regiment chief was Qi Wu.

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It turned out that the middle-level officers, non-commissioned officers and veterans of the First and Second Regiments were all promoted this time. Because there were five new regiments, in addition to the regiment deputy, there were also the deputy of the Second Regiment and the deputy of the Third Regiment. The veterans and non-commissioned officers of the Huwei Army and the middle-level officers were promoted and enriched to the officer positions of each regiment.

Some people are also worried that this setting seems to be comprehensive, but in fact it has diluted the core strength of the Huwei Army. However, Wang Tong has no such concern. Whether in Guihua City or Tianjin Wei, the local training of the delegation has actually been trained according to the Huwei Army's training for many years, and it was trained with veterans as the backbone.

The arrangements of the deputy groups of the various groups were actually based on people from the Huwei Wu Pavilion and Wang Tong as the auxiliary structure. The court would not have any objection to such an arrangement.

The more special thing is Sha Dongning. Sha Dongning is older than Li Xiaobiao, and he also has the rare calmness and maturity of his age. However, he is unwilling to serve in the Huwei Army and is willing to be a personal guard by Wang Tong. Sha Dongning mainly considers Sha Dacheng's fleet. If he becomes a general, he will have a far-reaching relationship with Wang Tong, and his fleet will receive much less protection. It is better to bring the relationship closer at all times.

It was because of his consideration that Wang Tongcai appointed Liu Sanlang as the regiment deputy, otherwise Liu Sanlang would have stayed in Tianjin to continue to command the escort of Sanjiang Trading Company. As for Tan Gong and Tan Jian, they were in their early forties, and they were also brought out by the troops of Guihua City, so they felt more at ease when they were familiar with their work.

As for the personal guards, Sha Dongning became Wang Tong's personal guards, Wu Er and Shi Qi both became deputy commanders, and selected a group of outstanding young men to join in naturalization and Tianjin Guards.

The Huwei Army expanded to this scale. Li Hutou was added to the rank of general, Tan Bing was the deputy general, and the other regiments had the rank of generals. Cai Nan, the military supervisor, was still an eunuch who was in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, but in fact he was already considered an eunuch in the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and his status in the Imperial Horse Supervisor also increased. In various official documents, Cai Nan followed closely behind, after the three eunuchs, the seal, supervisor and admiral.

In addition, Ma Yong, the general of Datong Town, led 2,000 cavalry, Li Sanshi, the guerrilla of Xuanfu, led 1,500 cavalry, and Yang Jin, the deputy general of Ji Town, led 1,000 infantry in Ji Town, and worked with various troops from Liao Town. At present, the army heading to Liao Town this time has exceeded the scale of naturalization of the conquest and precipitation, and should exceed 50,000.

The border towns were either peaceful or defeated. It was rare for the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw the military expenditure allocated to various places and invested it on the army this time. A large amount of money was invested on Sanjiang Jiangfang and Guihua City for the cost of opening up, military pay, military expenses and equipment costs.

As time went by, December, and the situation in Liao Town became a little worse, but it did not collapse. When I saw a large amount of wealth and property plundered by the Jurchens in Jianzhou from Liao Town, the Jurchens and other tribes who had been watching were also moved and began to enter Liao Town one after another.

The increase in the power of Jurchens and G Gu, the Ming army, which was on a defensive position in the eastern part of Liao Town, became increasingly embarrassing. However, the troops transferred from western Liaoning gradually rose to the top, and the southern Liaoning also began to mobilize. The balance of enemy-to-me forces would not be unbalanced, and they retreated little by little, but they would not collapse. Everyone was waiting for reinforcements to come.

On the fifteenth day of the 15th lunar month of the 15th year of Wanli, a ceremony was held in the suburbs of Beijing to promote the army. Wang Xijue, Wang Tong, Chen Jue and all the generals attended. Except for the two regiments in Guihua City that had just left Shanxi and entered Xuanfu, the rest of the troops had been prepared and the army was dispatched!

Before leaving, Wang Tong smiled bitterly at his wife and concubine:

"I can't celebrate the New Year at home this year."—

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