Chapter 221 The Way to Governor of the Military

That night, Wang Pu held a tent.

Wang Pu was lying comfortably on the marching couch, closing his eyes to rest, while Liu Rushi was handling his daily military affairs. As Wang Pu's military secretary, she of course did these broken daily tasks.

Liu Rushi suddenly asked, "Marty, do you really plan to send 40,000 Jiangbei troops to Yanziji camp for training?"

"Not a plan." Wang Pu opened his eyes and corrected, "This matter has been decided. Shi Lang's navy fleet will send them to Nanjing tomorrow morning."

Liu Rushi looked back at Wang Pu and asked, "Are you not afraid of the generals of the seven towns causing trouble?"

"Making trouble?" Wang Pu said coldly, "What can they do? Do they dare to rebel?"

"I definitely don't dare to rebel." Liu Rushi said, "But what if they lead their troops to escape at night?"

"Escape at night? Then you have to ask the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army if they want to." Wang Pu said, "If there are no soldiers under his command, what's the point of escaping?"

Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes rolled and asked in a sweet voice: "The Marquis is so sure that the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army will not escape?"

Wang Pu closed his eyes again and said Lei Ran: "Will you escape be sure to know tomorrow morning."

In fact, Wang Pu pretended to be calm, and he was not very confident. Although the Central Army's treatment was generous enough, it is hard to say whether the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army would be affected and how big the impact would be. If the generals of the seven towns joined forces to cause trouble, the situation would be quite tricky. In the end, they might have to meet each other.

If time permits, Wang Pu would not take such a risk. He would reorganize the army of the three towns in Jiangbei, of course there is a safer way.

Unfortunately, God did not give Wang Pu enough time. The bandits would be defeated when they said they were defeated, and Jiannu would enter the gate when they said they would enter the gate. The Northern Expedition could not be delayed for a moment. If Jiannu wiped out the bandits in Guanzhong, the situation would be difficult to recover. At that time, Wang Pu would have to face Jiannu's soldiers alone.

What's more serious is that the Gu Ming forces in the northern five provinces will also completely become Jiannu's lackeys.

If Jiannu takes advantage of the victory to march into Jiangnan, it is really hard to say whether the generals of the seven towns in Jiangbei will continue to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty or surrender to Jiannu. Even if the generals of the seven towns do not surrender, they will flee to Jiangnan under the drive of Jiannu, which will bring serious damage to Jiangnan's economic production!

Therefore, Wang Pu must make an expedition in the north and must relieve the hidden dangers of the seven towns in Jiangbei.

Liu Rushi thought for a while and asked again: "Marty, who should I let these 40,000 soldiers be led by the marquis after the training is completed? It is definitely unwilling to let the seven people including Li Benshen lead the marquis lead the marquis lead, but if someone else takes the lead, can I convince the public?"

"This is not a problem." Wang Pu said, "The first of the eight military rules is to be ordered. As long as these 40,000 soldiers are trained, no matter who I send to lead them, they will obey the order!"

Wang Pu did not brag, this involved his control strategy over the army.

As the size of his troops expanded, Wang Pu could no longer exchange his loyalty by living and dying with his soldiers like when he was a general in Datong. Now Wang Pu could no longer lead an army to fight to the death with the enemy like a general officer. Moreover, he had to be on the other hand to be wary of generals like "Wang Pu".

A general like "Wang Pu" is undoubtedly very dangerous, because he is the soul of a town of army. His words and deeds and actions affect the entire army. The entire army can live for him, die for him, and may even rebel with him, and this... is something that Wang Pu cannot tolerate now.

This sounds a bit contradictory, but in fact it is not at all.

Wang Pu took the throne by controlling an elite army that was absolutely loyal to him, but now he has become a superior, so he must be wary of his generals who also control an army that was absolutely loyal to him like the previous "Wang Pu". If such a "Wang Pu" unfortunately appears, Wang Pu may be replaced by the next "Wang Pu" at any time.

To prevent such "Wang Pu" from appearing, we must break the relationship between the leading generals and soldiers.

The military system adopted by Wang Pu is somewhat similar to that of the Ming Dynasty's military household system. Usually, the army is locked in military camps and the instructors are responsible for training. In wartime, the general officer designated by Wang Pu led one or several battalions of troops to fight. A general officer can lead an infantry battalion or multiple infantry battalions, which depends on the situation.

After the war, the general was forced to hand over the military power, and the army returned to the camp and handed over to the instructor to continue training.

Of course, there is a difference between Wang Pu's military system and the Ming Dynasty's military household system. The Ming Dynasty's military mainly farms and only trains occasionally during the slack farming period. Wang Pu's army is completely professional soldiers. They do not need to farm, and they only train in every day.

The advantage of doing this is that it does not give the leading generals and their subordinates the opportunity to live together day and night, and avoids the possibility of the army becoming a private soldier of a general. The disadvantage is that all the troops have been trained and disciplined "model army". Because they lack the character of a military chief, such an army has no soul.

Such an army is incomparable to the 4,000 elite soldiers brought by Wang Pu when he was the general of Datong. Such an army can become an excellent army, but cannot become an elite army, and it is even more impossible to become a tiger and wolf army.

The two sides weighed the trade-offs and took the minority. In order to ensure the control of the army, it was easy to sacrifice some combat effectiveness. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had absolute technological advantages over Jiannu and thieves. As long as technology could be applied to the military, the Ming army would have an absolute advantage over Jiannu and thieves. This little loss of combat effectiveness can be almost negligible.

Jiangbei Army Camp.

Li Benshen, Wu Shengzhao, Gao Jinku, Liu Konghe, Liu Hongji, and Li Huajing gathered together to discuss countermeasures. It was at this critical moment. They didn't care about avoiding suspicion. Whether to obey Wang Pu's arrangements or fight, everyone had to make an idea quickly.

Wu Shengzhao said: "If you want me to say it, you will be damn. Wang Pu will not give us a way out, and we will not let him live a better life."

"Rebellion?" Li Ben said coldly, "Just because of the 40,000 remaining people in the camp now? If I weren't pouring cold water on you, I'm afraid that this little person would be enough to put the teeth of the Central Army."

"If you want to rebel, you Lao Wu, go by yourself." Li Chengdong said, "I, Li Chengdong, understand. Wang Pu is cruel, courageous, and skillful. Such a person is worthy of my life for me, Li Chengdong. If I didn't say anything, I, Li Chengdong, just hang out with him. Besides, I, didn't hear people say that we are still generals, and there will still be a chance to lead troops in the future."

Wu Shengzhao sneered: "You believe this? Did you give the food and salary he promised at the beginning?"

Gao Jinku also said: "I didn't say that the food and salary were given, but I took away the military power in our hands. It's so ruthless! It's so cruel! This cannibalism is not a person who can spit out bones!"

"That's not the case." Li Chengdong retorted, "It's true that we were seized from military power, but the food and money he promised was still given. You said that if these 40,000 troops went to Nanjing, wouldn't it become the Central Army? They would eat whatever the Central Army ate, and they would wear whatever the Central Army wore. The Central Army had the money and they also had money. How could they say that they didn't give food and money?"

"Hey." Wu Shengzhao said annoyed, "Li Chengdong, why are you stinging all the money and saying good things for him, Wang Pu?"

"I'm just talking about the matter!" Li Chengdong was not a good dealer, and he turned his back at that time, "Just relying on your old Wu's ability to fight with the Marquis? He rebelled, and he couldn't find much to seek death! Humph!"

After saying that, Li Chengdong left with his sleeves.

When Wu Shengzhao was about to attack, Liu Konghe on the side also said, "Li Chengdong is right. No matter what, the Marquis is the governor of five provinces, and the generals of seven towns in Jiangbei are controlled by him. He wants to transfer Jiangbei's troops to Nanjing for training. We just obey. The matter of raising an army and rebellion is absolutely unscrupulous."

Wu Shengzhao said furiously: "Then why are you here to do?"

Liu Konghe said coldly: "We are here to persuade you so that you will not do anything stupid, hum."

After saying that, Liu Konghe immediately joined Liu Hongji. Li Huajing left, leaving Wu Shengzhao, Li Benshen and Gao Jinku looked at each other. Now, four towns of the generals of the seven towns support Wang Pu, and Wu Shengzhao and the other three seemed even more powerless.

Li Benshen looked at Wu Shengzhao and Gao Jinku and sighed: "Forget it, there is no other way. You and I will write a book and take the initiative to apologize to the Marquis. It will be awaiting death or life tomorrow."

"well."

Wu Shengzhao and Gao Jinku also sighed, and were speechless.

There is a reason why these three people are unwilling to hand over the military power in their hands, because they each committed too much evil. Because there was no food and salary in the army, they also robbed the people of Yangzhou and even raped women. Because Wang Pu was strict in the army, Article 3 and Article 4 of the eight military rules clearly stipulate that those who raped women in the Ming Dynasty would be killed without mercy, and those who plundered the people in the Ming Dynasty would be killed without mercy!

Liu Konghe, Liu Hongji, Li Huajing and others also robbed the people in Shandong, but they did it under Liu Zeqing's military order, while Wu Shengzhao and others did it secretly on their backs. This nature is completely different. They are afraid that after handing over military power, Wang Pu would turn against each other and kill them ruthlessly.

Early the next morning, Wang Pu asked someone to beat the drum to summon the generals of the seven towns to discuss the military agreement.

After the three-way drum, the generals of the seven towns had arrived. This was somewhat beyond Wang Pu's expectations. He really didn't expect that the generals of the seven towns would cooperate so well and the reorganization of the Jiangbei Army would go so smoothly.

Even more unexpected to Wang Pu, things are still to come.

As soon as the general of the seven towns entered the tent, Li Benshen, Gao Jinku and Wu Shengzhao fell to the ground, held up a letter and said sadly: "I am not good at governing the army, but unfortunately violated the military rules. I respectfully ask the marquis to leave."

Lu Liu had already come forward, took the letter from the three of them, and handed it to Wang Pu's case.

"Breaking military rules?" Wang Pu frowned and asked, "What military rules have you violated?"

Li Benshen lowered his head and replied: "The humble rank has been written in the letter, and there is no deception."

Wang Pu picked up the three letters and stopped when he was about to tear it down. A smile rose from the corner of Wang Pu's mouth. He threw the three letters into the brazier next to him. The envelope and the letters inside were twisted in the flames and soon turned into ashes. Li Benshen and the other two knelt in the hall were stunned.

Wang Pu smiled and said, "Please get up, three generals."

Li Benshen and the other three stood up and looked at Wang Pu in a daze. It seemed that they had not understood what Wang Pu meant, or they had already understood but could not believe it.

Wang Pu put away the smile on his face, turned his eyes to the other four generals, and said in a stern manner: "You all listened to me. I can always forgive me for everything I did before, but from today on, you must strictly abide by the eight major military rules. If anyone violates the military rules, I will never tolerate it!"

"yes!"

Li Chengdong and the other four agreed.

Li Benshen, Wu Shengzhao and Gao Jinku were even more grateful and responded repeatedly: "The low-ranking level must strictly abide by military rules."

"Okay." Wang Pu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The 40,000 soldiers of the Jiangbei Army are about to take a boat south. You can go to the dock to see them off. No matter what, they have followed you for many years."

"Thank you, Marquis."

The general of the seven towns bowed to Wang Pu and walked away quickly.

Wang Pu watched the general of the seven towns leave and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The most difficult Jiangbei Army had already settled, and it was Fengyang's turn to Ma Degong and Tian Xiong's army.

Amid the light footsteps, a beautiful figure had already arrived behind Wang Pu with a gust of fragrant wind.

With the ability to smell the fragrance and recognize women, Wang Pu knew that it was Liu Qingyan, the witch. The witch's body fragrance was like her charming body and charming eyes. It would make people confused by smelling it. If it was not necessary, Wang Pu would not want to take her to go to the army to fight.

Isn’t this intention to cause trouble for myself if I’m surrounded by such an absolute beauty?

However, this Northern Expedition is of great importance. Wang Pu needs the intelligence support of the White Lotus Sect at any time. He had no choice but to bring Liu Qingyan, the intelligence secretary, with him.
Chapter completed!