The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"What Mr. Wei Ge said, could it be Liaodong?"

After hearing Wei Guangde's answer, Qi Jiguang said subconsciously. After finishing speaking, he felt that he had made a mistake and shut up immediately.

Seeing that Qi Jiguang suddenly became cautious, Wei Guangde smiled and said, "Why, is there any inconvenience?"

"No no."

Qi Jiguang hurriedly denied it and said, "As long as the imperial court issues an order, the general will naturally do his best."

"You know Chenghua Liting, I sent you here this time to do this."

Chenghua Liting was very cruel, so Wei Guangde told him in advance so that he could be mentally prepared.

It's just that Wei Guangde is not a soldier after all. Although he has been to the battlefield twice, he was actually just soy sauce, and he was not trained to the extent of killing people without blinking an eye.

And who is Qi Jiguang?

When he fought against Japanese pirates in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, countless souls died under his hands.

No matter how cruel things were, he had already seen them when he was suppressing the Japanese in Jiangnan, and he had already developed a heart of stone.

He had heard of Chenghua Liting, but in his opinion, it was nothing more than killing the enemy.

Killing people, soldiers who can't kill people are still just shitty soldiers, so they don't take it seriously at all.

What he was thinking about at this time was actually that he took Jizhen's soldiers and horses to Liaodong. Would the generals there be happy?

Isn't this a clear grab for credit?

Seeing that Qi Jiguang didn't reply, Wei Guangde glanced at him and saw that he was thinking, so he didn't bother him.

After a while, Qi Jiguang finally realized that the two adults were still here. It seemed that they were a little rude, so he hurriedly made amends.

"Mr. Wei Ge, Mr. Tan, I was rude just now."

"Haha, I saw you were thinking about something, so I didn't call you. Do you understand now? If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

Wei Guangde didn't take it seriously and said casually.

"As long as it is the will of the imperial court, the general will definitely complete it with all his strength, but the troops have arrived in Liaodong."

Qi Jiguang stood up, but still did not elaborate.

The key is hard to say.

They are all officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and there should be no distinction between them.

However, there is only so much credit, and if you win it from others, it will be less. For the sake of credit, you will definitely look down on the soldiers and horses from other towns.

Today's Liaodong is not what it was in the late Ming Dynasty. Liaodong's soldiers and horses are insufficient to fight against the Jurchens, and a large number of guest soldiers need to be mobilized from the pass to support them.

In fact, even at that time, the main army in Liaodong still looked down on the guest troops. It could be said that they gave the most dangerous tasks to the guest troops and let them die.

After the defeat, most of the responsibility was placed on them.

Anyway, the credit was made by the Liaodong Army, and the failure was made by the guest army.

When a person dies, he cannot leave a good name.

"You don't have to worry about anything when you go to Liaodong."

Wei Guangde looked at Tan Lun, and then said to Qi Jiguang: "At that time, the DPRK will send a minister to take charge, and the general will be Li Chengliang, the current Liaodong military officer, and you will be the deputy general.

Over at Li Chengliang, Governor Zhang would follow him, so that Li Chengliang did not dare to cause any trouble.

Originally, what I was most worried about was not your relationship with the Liaodong Army, but the problem of food, grass and baggage for the troops and horses in Ji Town during the war.

Your plan to set up a supply camp in the past two days has just solved this problem. During this time, you can set up the camp as soon as possible. The Ministry of War will allocate all the needed mules, horses and carts to Jizhen.

The only thing I'm worried about now is whether Jizhen's soldiers and horses can adapt to the terrain of Liaodong.

The terrain there is complex, with both plains and mountains.

Can the men and horses you trained be able to win in such an environment, so I'm here. "

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wei Ge, the soldiers trained by the general will have fighting methods no matter whether it is plains or mountains."

When Qi Jiguang heard what Wei Guangde said, he immediately clasped his fists and said anxiously.

Just kidding, doesn't Wei Guangde's words clearly indicate that he has concerns about his soldiers?

This cannot be done.

"The chariot camp, cavalry camp and infantry camp you practiced should be said to be good at killing enemies in military formations. Military formations are naturally more suitable for fighting on the plains.

However, the places to be attacked this time are either the water network in the south of the Yangtze River or the mountains. The cavalry camp is okay, but how can the car camp exert its combat power? "

Wei Guangde asked.

"Mr. Wei Ge didn't know that in mountain warfare, the chariot camp is of little use except for guarding the camp, while the cavalry camp and the foot camp are of great use.

As for how to use it, it depends on the terrain of the battlefield, so it's hard to explain in detail.

If Mr. Ge is worried, there are mountains outside the pass. The general can lead the infantry camp and the cavalry camp to practice for Mr. Ge. "

Qi Jiguang said hurriedly.

Well, talking about other things, he didn't dare to pat his chest and promise anything, but when it came to leading troops to fight, Qi Jiguang was really not afraid.

Of course, these soldiers must be led by him.

When he was in Zhejiang, he first led the guardsmen to suppress the Japanese. When he shouted to attack, the guardsmen were afraid and almost sold him to the Japanese pirates. This was a lesson that Qi Jiguang never dared to forget.

When Wei Guangde heard this, he just smiled and said, "It's not urgent. Let's see the soldiers training tomorrow."

The sun was about to set at this moment, so the three of them naturally could not stay in the military camp overnight, so they rode out of the military camp together and returned to the General Military Mansion in Santun Camp.

The later Santunying Town of Qianxi County was already the seat of Jizhou Town Government in the Ming Dynasty. It was named after the 300 military households there in the early Ming Dynasty. It was originally named Santun Zhongyiwei.

In the second year of Tomorrow Shun, Hu Yongqun, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, built the city and moved Jizhen Mansion to Santun Camp.

Since it is the headquarters of the town government, it naturally has the necessary city defenses.

Starting from the Tianshun period, Santun camp was quickly transformed from the original earthen wall of the guard station into a camp fort.

Later, as the border defense pressure increased, more and more troops were stationed in Santun Camp. Now Santun Camp not only has a huge military camp outside the city, but even the town fort has been expanded several times.

The current Santunying city wall is three feet high and surrounded by seven or eight miles. It has three main gates named Nanjingzhong, Dongbinri and Xigongjingmen and two side gates, namely Xiaodongmen and Xiaoximen.

There are five turrets, nine enemy towers and two water passes built on the city. There is no gate in the north of the city. There is Ziji Palace on the city platform, which is extremely magnificent. Jizhen Town Mansion is in the middle, and the second floor of bells and drums stands majestically.

After Wei Guangde entered the Santun Camp, he did not enter the city directly. Instead, he rode on the horse path beside the city gate and up to the city wall.

The Santun Camp of later generations has long been in ruins. Although news of the excavation of ancient ruins from the Ming Dynasty has been published from time to time, it has been abandoned after all.

This time Wei Guangde went directly to the city wall, also wanting to take a good look at the whole castle.

Walking along the city wall, looking inside and outside the city from time to time, Qi Jiguang somewhat understood what Wei Guangde meant, so he kept explaining to him the layout of the city.

"The one in the middle is your town?"

Wei Guangde asked, pointing to the building in the distance.

"Yes, Mr. Wei Ge."

Qi Jiguang replied.

"The square is really big. How many people can be gathered?"

There is a huge square in front of the town house, which not only makes the whole town house look more grand, but also serves as a gathering place for troops.

"You can gather thousands of people."

Qi Jiguang replied, "The square was not that big when I first came here, but in order to quickly dispatch troops, some surrounding houses were demolished to expand the area of ​​the square.

The three roads were also widened so that after gathering troops and horses here, they could be quickly dispatched to the three directions of southeast and west. "

Wei Guangde looked at the "T" shaped street in front of the town government and nodded immediately.

The town hall in Santun camp is located in the center of the town fort, with dense roads around it, so it can indeed quickly dispatch troops and generals.

"The chariot camp and the cavalry camp are stationed on the left and right in front of Zhenfu, and the barracks near the city wall are the foot camp."

Qi Jiguang continued to introduce the distribution of barracks in the city to Wei Guangde, and Wei Guangde kept nodding.

"Normally, people live in the fort, but we take them out once a month and camp outside for a few days to let the soldiers get used to camping in the wild."

Qi Jiguang said again.

"Yes, if we all live in the castle, sooner or later everyone will be exhausted."

Wei Guangde praised.

The armies of later generations also had to be taken out for training from time to time. They were always stationed in the wilderness, just for fear that they would not be able to take out the troops after they were well-trained.

In later generations, there are many technological means that can make up for possible oversights in detecting the enemy. In ancient times, although many scouting horses were released, there was no guarantee that there would be no oversights.

Therefore, setting up camp is very important. Not only should a fence be placed outside the camp, but many trenches and traps should also be dug to prevent the enemy from stealing the camp.

The construction of tents in the military camp is also very particular. Not only are the passages in the camp blocked by tents and made into twists and turns, but also appropriate open space is left to ensure that the soldiers have a place to gather.

Of course, this method of setting up a camp was only used by the Han army. The Mongolian camp would not be like this. They would only build a simple camp fence, drive a wooden stake at a distance, and tie a dog.

In order to ensure that the Mongolian cavalry can dispatch at any time, the roads in the camp are also straight, allowing the cavalry to have space to speed up when dispatching.

The simple low fence can be brought down at any time when needed, so that it will not affect the cavalry from rushing out of the military camp in any direction.

Naturally, there would be no trenches or traps dug outside the fence. Otherwise, the enemy would not be able to guard against it and would trap themselves in the camp.

After walking half a circle around Santun Camp, we finally walked to Ziji Palace.

The Ziji Palace was actually built to facilitate the commander-in-chief's command of the battle, so it is the tallest building in Santun Camp.

There is no city wall in the north because most of the threats to the Ming Dynasty came from the north, so for the sake of war preparedness, only three walls were built.

Wei Guangde and Tan Lun went directly here and had a clear view of the entire city.

Tan Lun is very familiar with this place. After all, he served as the governor of Jiliao. Although he was not stationed here, he often came to Santun Camp at that time.

That is to say, Wei Guangde felt strange when he first arrived.

"Mr. Wei Ge, Mr. Tan, I actually wanted to report it a few days ago. The space in the city is now so small that it is no longer convenient for sergeants to be stationed there, so..."

Qi Jiguang was a little hesitant at this time and said half a sentence, then stopped abruptly.

"What, you still want to expand the city?"

Wei Guangde didn't say anything, but Tan Lun asked.

Although Qi Jiguang didn't finish his words, his meaning was almost revealed, and the two of them naturally understood.

"Come on, the city can barely accommodate these tens of thousands of people, but we have not only organized a carriage camp, but also plan to set up a baggage camp. They need space to place the vehicles, and there are also a lot more mules and horses, so the space is not enough. used."

Qi Jiguang immediately answered and said that if he had any problems, he should go to his superiors. Now that his backers in the capital were all here, he naturally had to speak out his demands quickly.

It doesn’t matter whether it succeeds or not, but I still have to say it.

Even though he will soon be transferred from Ji Town, he still has to say that after all, it is still a matter of what if he doesn't leave in the end.

"what are you thinking?"

Wei Guangde asked.

"There is a military camp outside the south gate. I intend to expand the fort to the south and build another wall to expand the area of ​​the fort.

Of course, you can also build an acropolis on the left and right and move part of the military camp there, so that the three castles are horns to each other. "

Qi Jiguang said again.

"You have to discuss this with Governor Liang first."

Wei Guangde looked back at Qi Jiguang, and then said: "After all, when it comes to building a city, Jizhen must arrange for civilians. The court will only allocate part of the money and food, and it mainly relies on Jizhen itself."

"Governor Liang's place is not a matter for Mr. Wei Ge to say hello."

Qi Jiguang deliberately pretended to be embarrassed and said coyly.

The Governor Liang they were talking about was Liang Menglong, the governor of Shandong during the Longqing period, the official who presided over the pilot project of transporting grain by sea.

Originally, Wei Guangde planned to let Liang Menglong take charge of water transportation, but Tan Lun asked him for someone, and finally arranged for Wang Zongmu to take over the post of governor of water transportation and continue to be responsible for water transportation and sea transportation. Liang Menglong was appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War and the Right Governor of the Imperial Palace. Ji Liao and Baoding Military Affairs.

What was the main job of the governor of the border town in the Ming Dynasty?

In fact, it is to streamline the army, cultivate horse administration, build castles, guard beacons and forts carefully, and carefully choose generals to guard various places.

If the Santun camp was to be expanded, it was natural that the commander-in-chief of Jizhen would discuss the matter with the governor of Jiliao first, and then jointly report the matter.

Since Governor Ji Liao was in charge of the construction of Ji Town's castle, the project was usually small and Ji Town would normally have done it on its own. However, the expansion of Santun Camp was a major matter, so it was natural that he had to report it to the capital first, and then ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs for money and food support.

But now Liang Menglong has fallen in love with Wei Guangde, so in Qi Jiguang's eyes, it's just a small thing for Wei Guangde to say hello.

But when it comes to Wei Guangde, although the expansion of the Santun Camp is indeed a small matter in his eyes, it is still separated by one layer after all.

It was just Qi Jiguang who said it was necessary to expand, but whether it was really necessary, Wei Guangde would not take it for granted.

The person who knew the details was naturally Liang Menglong, so Wei Guangde decided to listen to his opinion first.

If it is really necessary, we can naturally support it, and it doesn't matter who is the chief military officer of Jizhen.

This means not being in one's position and not pursuing political affairs. Since someone is in charge of this matter, Wei Guangde will not interfere in this matter.

"According to the rules, you first discuss with Governor Liang and then report to the capital."

Wei Guangde didn't speak, but Tan Lun had to speak.

"Yes Yes."

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang hurriedly agreed.

"If you can't find it, then go to the town house and have a look. I don't know what kind of food Mrs. Qi will arrange for me and the others tonight."

Wei Guangde smiled.

We walked down the city wall from the horse trail beside Ziji Palace. Although there is no city gate here, there are still some horse trails.

That night, Qi Jiguang hosted a banquet in honor of Wei Guangde and Tan Lun at the General Military Mansion. The generals from Jizhen gathered together, and the banquet was also very lively.

At this time, Qi Jiguang had not been here long, so he did not build the interior of the General Military Mansion extremely beautifully.

However, according to future generations, Qi Jiguang will carry out extensive construction here in a few years and build an extremely luxurious General Military Mansion for himself to live in.

It's just that in this life, it seems unlikely that he will stay in Ji Town for too long, and naturally there will be no splendid Ji Town General Military Mansion. (End of chapter)