Chapter 1953 Preparing to Retake Jiaxing
The Zhejiang Governor’s Yamen, also known as the Futai Yamen, opened in Shaoxing. Since the Zhejiang Governor was established and not established in the Ming Dynasty, the Futai Yamen was not fixed, and Li Tianchong was appointed After becoming the governor of Zhejiang, Futai Yamen was located in Shaoxing.
Today, Li Tianchong was not at Futai Yamen, and was summoned to Yingtian by Governor Zhang Jing to discuss the recovery of Jiaxing.
Jiaxing belongs to Zhejiang Province. It is the jurisdiction of Li Tianchong, the governor of Zhejiang, and the jurisdiction of Zhang Jing, the governor of Jiangnan.
"Zicheng is here, take a seat quickly and have a simple meal with me, Lao Zhao, please add a bowl and a pair of chopsticks."
When Zhang Jing saw Li Tianchong arriving, he ordered his old servant to add bowls and chopsticks, and warmly invited Li Tianchong to join him for a meal.
The meals are all home-cooked meals, including mung bean sprouts soaked in vinegar, tofu rolled with pickles, pickled radish shreds, three side dishes, a bowl of millet porridge, white flour steamed buns, and simple rice.
"Why is it that the Governor's position is getting bigger and bigger, and his life is getting worse and worse. Even lunch has no meat dishes."
Li Tianchong joked when he came to the table.
The two have a close relationship. They have worked together for a long time and have a tacit understanding. They are both superiors and subordinates and old friends.
"I can't help it. I can't wait to break a penny into two and spend it. I don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. As the soldiers and horses are recruited one after another, people eat horses and chew them, and the expenses are getting more and more. The treasury is at the bottom. Now, when I close my eyes, I see food, grass, ordnance, and military pay. At night I have been raising money all my life. Now I can save every penny and use it wisely. Forget about these food and drink needs. "
Zhang Jing said with a wry smile. In addition to arranging recruitment during these days. In addition to dispatching and training the troops and horses that came, they also had to worry about food and pay.
Food and wages were simply not enough. The salaries issued by the imperial court were very limited, and the local taxes were also numerous. They were far from enough to support the training and fighting of so many soldiers and horses. Moreover, when he became governor, it was already autumn. Finally, most of the local taxes have been handed over to the court, and only a small half is left.
"Governor, food and salary are not in a hurry. The top priority now is Jiaxing City." Li Tianchong said.
"Yes, that's why I recruited you." Zhang Jing nodded.
"Since I learned about the fall of Jiaxing, I have gathered my troops and prepared for the recapture of Jiaxing city. If the governor raises troops to recapture Jiaxing, I am willing to be the vanguard." After hearing this, Li Tianchong quickly stood up and asked for battle.
"Don't get excited, sit down and say, let me ask you, how many soldiers and horses you have gathered, and what are the weapons and equipment." Zhang Jing asked.
“Back to the governor, I have recruited three thousand soldiers and horses for the guard station, 30% of them are armored, one thousand crossbows, eight hundred shields, and others, including broadswords and spears. In addition, I have recruited three Thousands of people assisted in transporting grain, grass and baggage."
Li Tianchong had numerous treasures.
Jiaxing City was in Zhejiang Province and was under his jurisdiction. After the fall of Jiaxing, he was more eager to recover it than anyone else.
"Very good, I will send Yu Dayou to be your deputy, and assign three thousand wolf soldiers to his command. We will listen to your dispatch."
Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction and arranged.
"Yu Dayou is brave and resourceful. With him as my deputy and three thousand wolf soldiers to help me, I am confident that I can regain Jiaxing City within a month."
Li Tianchong made a decision Military orders.
"No, one month is too long. I'll give you half a month at most." Zhang Jing shook his head and said.
"Half a month? Time is tight." Li Tianchong frowned slightly and said with some embarrassment.
Before retaking Jiaxing City, the guardsmen under his command must at least practice with the newly transferred three thousand wolf soldiers. Otherwise, the two sides are not familiar with each other and will not be able to cooperate and fight. It will be difficult to form effective combat power.
“I know it’s tight, but the current situation forces us to regain Jiaxing City as soon as possible, otherwise Zhao Wenhua will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble and make a big fuss. Before, Zhao Wenhua has urged us to go to war again and again, and now Jiaxing fell, if we don't send troops as soon as possible, Zhao Wenhua will definitely cause trouble."
Zhang Jing explained.
Zhao Wenhua has come to supervise the battle many times these days, and according to the reports of the people monitoring him, Zhao Wenhua has complained to the capital more than once, openly or secretly!
"This Zhao Wenhua obviously doesn't understand military affairs, but he still wants to intervene in the military. He has repeatedly resorted to tricks. Thanks to the governor's precautions, he has not been able to succeed. Otherwise, if he had followed his wishes, he would have sent out troops, sent out troops, sent out troops, etc. If we send troops before we are ready, I don’t know how many defeats we will suffer,” Li Tianchong complained.
"How about it, can we capture Jiaxing in half a month?" Zhang Jing looked at Li Tianchong without blinking.
"If the governor sends me another person, I will definitely be able to capture Jiaxing City in half a month. If I can't capture it, I will do whatever the governor wants me to do, without any complaints."
Li Tianchong returned. road.
“Who?” Zhang Jing asked.
"Zhu Pingan!" Li Tianchong said Zhu Pingan's name without hesitation and explained to Zhang Jing, "The Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City were originally Zhu Pingan's defeated generals. The 40,000 Japanese pirates were defeated by Zhu Pingan." An only killed a few hundred defeated soldiers. If Zhao Chong hadn't fallen into the Japanese pirates' plan, how could these hundreds of Japanese pirates have captured Jiaxing City? Unfortunately, Zhao Chong was stupid and fell into the Japanese pirates' trap. With his deceptive plan, the defeated Japanese pirates captured the city of Jiaxing, and bought tens of thousands of scoundrels and criminals with gold, silver and jewels. Not only did they regain their strength, but they also attracted countless groups of Japanese pirates from the surrounding areas to join in the fight. The arrogance is even greater."
"Yes! I will write a letter and ask Zhu Pingan to lead a thousand Zhejiang troops to help you." Zhang Jing nodded and agreed.
The reason why Zhu Pingan was ordered to lead a thousand Zhejiang troops to assist Li Tianchong instead of all the Zhejiang troops was out of consideration for the safety of Suzhou. The remaining Zhejiang troops were to be stationed in Suzhou City to prevent Japanese pirates from retaliating against Suzhou City. .
Xu Hai suffered such a huge loss of blood outside the city of Suzhou that day. Not only did he lose 40,000 Japanese pirates, he almost died outside the city of Suzhou. If there is anyone he hates the most, then the city of Suzhou Definitely well deserved.
Do you think he will take revenge on Suzhou City after he captures Jiaxing City and regains his strength? !
Definitely!
It’s just a matter of time.
Therefore, half of the Zhejiang army must be left to prevent Xu Poster from resurrecting the city.
"With the help of Zhu Ping'an and a thousand Zhejiang troops, I will surely capture Jiaxing City within half a month! If not, please ask the Governor to impose a heavy fine!"
Li Tianchong looked confident replied.
"Very good! If we send troops to capture Jiaxing, we can silence Zhao Wenhua! In addition, the location of Jiaxing City is very good. The governor has long planned to move the Yamen from Yingtian to Jiaxing. Jiaxing is not far away from the Japanese pirates such as Xu Hai who are exploring the forest. It’s not too far away, but it’s not too far away from Wang Zhi’s Ligang. When you regain Jiaxing City, the governor will move to Jiaxing!” Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then revealed his idea of moving to Jiaxing.
"I will never disappoint the governor." Li Tianchong promised. (End of this chapter)