Chapter 1477 Xin Zijuan Liaodong Army

  Feng Tang was also a little dazed when he received the order from the court.

  At the beginning, he didn’t understand the meaning of the letter from the imperial court. He only asked if he was temporarily recruited back to Beijing to report on his duties, who would be the temporary agent of the Liaodong General Army, Zhao Ledjiao or Cao Wenzhao?

  Feng Tang's answer, if you want to be stable, it is Zhao Ledjiao, and if you want to be ruthless, it is Cao Wenzhao.

  He also talked about the reasons in the letter.

Zhao Ledjiao has been working in Liaodong for a long time, and Jianzhou Jurchen has a good understanding of him, especially after Li Yongfang defected, he told Nurhachi about the situation of the old generals in Liaodong. Nurhachi will definitely make some targeted arrangements Zhao Lijiao himself is definitely fine with bribery and bribery, but none of his generals dare to guarantee that there is also the possibility of pulling away one or two.

He serves as the acting general, and the Jianzhou Jurchen will definitely make some moves, but it will definitely not have much effect, because everyone understands each other, nothing more than living on the defensive side may suffer a little bit, but the impact will not be too great .

Who did Cao Wenzhao go with Feng Tang? Li Yongfang had never had any contact with Cao Wenzhao before, and he didn't know Cao Wenzhao's military style. Nurhachi and the others knew nothing about it. Nurhachi either stood still and continued to observe, or wanted to go to war to test, but the latter was less likely. After all, the wild Jurchens also restrained Nurhachi a lot of energy.

  Who would have thought that it was directly the imperial court's order to transfer himself to be the governor of the three sides, but at the same time he would not step down as the governor of Jiliao.

But that's fine, Feng Tang is not greedy for the position of governor of Jiliao, but if he resigns as governor of Jiliao, and Cao Wenzhao acts as the general of Liaodong, it will definitely make the old Liaodong generals feel a little unconvinced. Still the governor of Jiliao, Cao Wenzhao is only acting as the general of the Liaodong army, indicating that he may come back at any time, which will also make the Liaodong generals such as Zhao Liaojiao and Juniper feel more comfortable.

   But even so, Feng Tang knew that he needed to have a good talk with Liaodong veterans like Zhao Liaojiao and Juniper, otherwise the disagreement between the two sides would definitely give Nurhachi an opportunity.

   "Go and recruit Zhao to lead the teacher." Feng Tang pondered for a while before ordering the soldiers.

   Zhao Ledjiao came very quickly, and arrived at Feng Tang's room after half an hour.

   "Xilong, sit down." Feng Tang waved his hand when Zhao led the army to salute, "Although this is an official business, I hope to proceed with our private conversation."

   Zhao led the teaching for a moment.

  Feng Tang has not been here for a long time, but to be honest, he did not expect that the father of Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan was a sophisticated and steady military general from Long Wuxun.

Veteran military generals from Long Wuxun have never been very popular with frontier generals, because not only are they eccentric and self-willed, but the key is that they all have deep backgrounds, have people in the court, and are influential. Obey, otherwise he will punish you, and you will complain that no one will pay attention to you, and the censors rarely care about such internal conflicts among warriors. As long as you can win the battle firmly, the court will not care.

In my impression, military generals from Long Wuxun are generally arrogant, domineering, greedy and lustful, and have an extravagant life style, especially attach great importance to power and money, and even sacrifice some interests of the court. This began in the Li Chengliang era up.

   According to Zhao Liaojiao, although Feng Tang's reputation in Datong and Yulin seems to be pretty good, but being famous is not as good as meeting him. Who knows if this is a reputation he deliberately created by soliciting credit for his fame?

However, after Feng Tang came to Liaodong, Zhao Lengjiao's impression of these veteran martial arts slightly changed, or he felt that he could not overthrow a whole boat with one shot. Although most of the old martial arts are disgusting, but Feng Tang should be an exception.

Coupled with Feng Ziying's reason, Zhao Lediao also cooperated with Feng Tang very well, so everyone got along well in the past two years, but Zhao Lediao also knew that his relationship with the other party was far from being as good as that of the You brothers and Cao Wen. Zhao and He Renlong were so close to Feng Tang's old troops brought over from Datong and Yulin that they were not even considered confidantes. It can only be said that he was the one trusted by Feng Tang among the old generals in Liaodong.

  If the relationship between me and Feng Tang wants to be as close as that of the You brothers and Cao Wenzhao, if I don't go through two real battles to verify it, I won't trust the other party, and the other party won't trust me.

Warriors are as simple as that, everything has to be seen on the battlefield. In the face of war, ability, courage, credibility, faith, and means can be fully verified. If you want me to be convinced to follow you, then you have to show a decent level come out.

   As far as the current situation is concerned, Zhao Lediao feels that Feng Tang's performance is still worthy of Li Chengliang's successor.

  Although Li Chengliang suppressed himself, Zhao Ledjiao also had to admire Li Chengliang's vision, skill and courage, but there was an added premise that he was before he served as the Liaodong General Soldier for the second time.

And after he served as the Liaodong General Soldier for the second time, his wrists were still fierce, but his vision and courage had declined, while cherishing feathers and selfish distractions became much more serious, which directly led to the abandonment of the Six Forts of Kuandian. Da Zhou's awe declined, and he began to flirt with Jianzhou Jurchen, and Jianzhou Jurchen quickly evolved from a problem of elbows and armpits to a problem of confidantes.

  Feng Tang has been here for so long, if he has any amazing abilities, he really doesn't have any, but this person has a lot of means.

In particular, the Haixi Jurchen and Neikalkha Mongols were brought in, and the Jianzhou Jurchen's internal strife was stirred up in every possible way. Although Zhao Ledjiao thought that this was heresy and could not determine the final outcome of the war, at least it won a few points for Liaodong. Years of respite.

As for the specific battle, I can't see anything. The fall of Fushun Fort had nothing to do with Feng Tang. Li Yongfang's defection was not even expected by them, the old generals of Liaodong, and Feng Tang did not take action against the old generals of Liaodong because of this. There are too many discriminatory policies, and the old Liaodong generals are still very grateful for this.

   "My lord, is there something wrong with recruiting the future?" Zhao led the teacher to salute and sat down.

   "I may have to leave Liaodong temporarily to go to the three sides." Feng Tang cut straight to the point, "The imperial court intends to let Wen Zhao act as the commander-in-chief. It is estimated that the officials of the Ministry of War will come soon."

   Zhao Ledjiao immediately understood what Feng Tang meant, and got up immediately: "Your Excellency, are you going to step down from Liaodong?"

  Feng Tang shook his head, "The imperial court intends to abolish Guyuan Town, and the army in the Northwest is unstable. The imperial court thinks that I have a little reputation in the Northwest, so I was asked to temporarily rescue the emergency, and let me serve as the governor of the three sides. I will come back in about a year."

   Zhao Ledjiao felt at ease. Although Cao Wenzhao's fighting style was fierce and tough, he was not as good as Feng Tang in terms of means and city government. He wanted to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and people like Jun Song and Zu Chengxun would not be convinced.

Although Zu Chengxun has been in a semi-retired state due to age and physical reasons, his son Zu Dashou and nephew Zu Dale still have a lot of influence in the old Liaodong Ministry. emotions, then Cao Wenzhao will not be able to sit firmly as the acting commander-in-chief.

"My lord, the three sides are not stable, but the main reason is the lack of payment?" Zhao Lediao couldn't help but ask a digression. During Li Chengliang's era, Liaodong's payment arrears became more and more serious. After Feng Tang came, the situation changed. I am really worried that after Feng Tang went to Sanbian, if it takes a year or so, it will be okay. After a long time, Cao Wenzhao's connections and skills, I am afraid it will be rare to get enough money, food, fodder and military supplies from the Ministry of War , then some of the morale that Liaodong has managed to raise in the past two years is bound to be affected again. ,

Liaodong is not without an army capable of fighting. Whether it is the ancestral brothers, Juniper, or his own subordinates, they can fight if they are pulled out, but internal discord and low morale will more or less affect the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army. It is relatively large, and after Feng Tang came, on the one hand, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong, the old troops of Feng Tang, brought the Datong Army and the Yulin Army to put huge pressure on the Liaodong Army. The generals put forward higher requirements, so after two years of purges, the discipline and combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army have greatly improved.

   This is also the main reason why Zhao Ledjiao is willing to obey Feng Tang. Even if he doesn't think Cao Wenzhao is much better than himself, he still won't go against Feng Tang's wishes.

"On the one hand, on the other hand, the disbandment is too big, and the severance expenses are also a factor. This year's severe drought in the Northland, the demobilized sergeants will immediately face the reality that they will not be able to eat when they return home. To be able to eat enough, the court has done a poor job." Feng Tang sighed.

   "Then the adults can solve this matter?" Zhao Liaojiao shook his head: "Isn't this trapping adults in injustice?"

"You have a destiny, you have to obey." Feng Tang shook his head, "Let's talk about it after we go, let's talk about the business first, I recommended Wen Zhao to be the acting commander-in-chief, but I recommended Wen Zhao and you, It also gave the imperial court a choice,..."

  Feng Tang confessed his views to the court, including the advantages and disadvantages of stability and ruthlessness.

   "Your Excellency, are you worried that there are still unstable people in our old Liaodong?" Zhao Liaojiao's heart trembled.

"There must be, Xilong. I don't deny this. You are all right to lead the army. I believe this, but what about your subordinates? Do you dare to say that there is no friendship or contact with Jianzhou Jurchen?" Feng Tang Tairan Said: "You used to turn a blind eye and closed your eyes, but after what happened to Li Yongfang, I'm afraid you are also feeling guilty? Some generals will come to hold you hostage and surrender to Jianzhou Jurchen forcibly, what should you do? "

   Zhao Ledjiao was speechless.

   "If it doesn't succeed, I'm afraid it will be known to the whole court." Feng Tang continued: "At least the soldiers of Wenzhao won't have this kind of worry."

  (end of this chapter)