"Brother Tianxiong, Ma Yuanwang's methods are certainly more than that. After he took over as the commander of the Guards Corps, he consciously wanted to gradually change the current situation of the Guards Corps. The methods he used were very simple and practical. That is to consciously transfer experienced officers and soldiers from various field legions in the empire to serve in the Imperial Guard, without the restriction that the Imperial Guard must be children of Zhongzhou. Although this method will affect the so-called Imperial Guard to a certain extent. Although pure, it played a very good role in improving the combat effectiveness of the Guards. During his tenure as the legion commander, this kind of transfer and exchange operations almost continued. Of course, this was also recognized by His Majesty the Emperor at the time. After all, if an army that has been unable to fight for a long time wants to maintain a high combat effectiveness, it can only be solved through some special means. The officers and soldiers transferred were all over the seven field legions of the empire at that time, especially the first, second, third, fourth and fourth Those officers in the legion who have experienced various wars are fully covered from senior to junior levels. This has also caused dissatisfaction among several field legions. However, for this kind of transfer, entering the Guards is quite an honor, so it is absolutely Most of them are quite willing in their hearts, and with the support of His Majesty the Emperor, no one dares to resist."
Huangfu Tiancheng explained patiently that it was no accident that Ma Yuanqiang became the first person in the imperial army. It would be impossible without any real information. If the Imperial Guards were underestimated just because they had never participated in a war, they would be underestimated. If the military's capabilities are not good enough, it will bring inevitable losses to one's own side.
"In addition, Ma Yuanwang also paid relatively more attention to the graduates of the Imperial Military Academy. In particular, many serving officers who entered the Imperial Military Academy for training from various field regiments also became the objects of his spying, so that later All field regiments require that the Military Affairs Administration must clearly guarantee that officers who enter the Imperial Military Academy for training must return to the original regiment before they are willing to let them participate in training. This also shows to a certain extent that Ma Yuanwang attaches great importance to this aspect. Of course, in daily life The training intensity of each division of the Guards is also not consistent, which also has a certain impact on the battles of each division."
"So, doesn't it mean that the Imperial Guard's combat effectiveness is quite strong?" Song Tianxiong pondered for a long time before saying.
"No, Brother Tianxiong misunderstood what I meant. Although the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guard has been improved to a certain extent under Ma Yuanwang's adjustments, after all, most of the Imperial Guard's troops have been stationed in the imperial capital for a long time. In war, a small number of officers with combat experience cannot fundamentally change the combat effectiveness of the entire Guards. The affluent life in the imperial capital has a great corrosive effect on the army's combat effectiveness, so I can only say that this army has a certain combat effectiveness, but if As for how strong it is, my personal opinion is not worrying, especially after watching the performance of Brother Tianxiong's Tiger Wing Army. If the four Imperial Guard divisions in his hands come to shake this big tree in Jinzhong, I think he will only get a bloody head."
Huangfu Tiancheng's last words were quite practical, reminding the two of them not to underestimate the enemy too much, but also not to be too cautious.
"That day, Cheng Cheng thought that Ma Yuanwang would let his Imperial Guards have a try?" Bo Jinchen never participated in the discussion between the two about the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards. He was more concerned about the Imperial Guards and the troops stationed in the southern part of Zhongzhou. The movements of the 8th and 9th legions.
"In Tiancheng's opinion, I'm afraid they have no choice but to go away this time. The situation in the south is extremely serious for them now. If they can't win a complete victory in the north, I'm afraid the Situ Dynasty will fall apart immediately, so Tiancheng wants to do this A battle with Ma Yuan has to come or not, but I estimate that Ma Yuan will probably drag the Eighth and Ninth Legions up to support him." Huangfu Tiancheng is quite sure of this point.
"Well, the Eighth and Ninth Legions have always had an ambiguous attitude, but to be honest, these two legions are not worth mentioning at all. They are placed in the south of Zhongzhou to defend the south in name, but I doubt that Mr. Liang and the others are really going to launch from Jiujiang. Attack. Can these two legions withstand it for a day?" Song Tianxiong shook his head and continued disapprovingly, "Even if these two legions besiege the penalty area together with the guards of the penalty area, I don't see how much they can do. Effect, if I were Ma Yuanqing and really wanted to fight this battle, I might as well give it a try based on my true strength."
"Tianxiong, although what you say makes sense, everyone knows that now in Jinzhong City, we and Tiancheng's division only have the strength of two divisions. If there are too many ants, the elephant will be killed. Even if the Eighth and Ninth Legions are worse, We can always gather together the number of people. If the two legions each occupy one to launch an attack, we always have to allocate some forces to disperse the defense, which can also achieve the purpose of containing our defensive forces." Bo Jinchen was more inclined to Huangfu Tiancheng's view.
"Well, let's wait and see. Brother Tiancheng analyzed the details of the Imperial Guards for me, and I feel more at ease. Fortunately, Jinzhong City is still solid, and the defense system is basically sound. Ma Yuan is coming. Come on, I'll just let the Tiger Wing Army practice their skills. Our Tiger Wing Army has always been focused on offensive operations. This time we can test our defensive capabilities and it can be considered a comprehensive exercise." Song Tianxiong nodded, the Tiger Wing Army needs to use a The battle comes to prove that this army, which has been directly awarded the title of His Highness the King of Qin for the first time, is by no means a waste of fame. And isn't the best opportunity to fight more with less in front of him
"Maybe it might not be a good thing for us to let the Imperial Guard come to touch Jinzhong." Bo Jinchen's eyes became more profound, "We don't have much power in the imperial capital city anymore. If we can take this opportunity to completely If the Imperial Guard is defeated, it will be much more beneficial for us in the next step."
"But Mr. Bo, it may not be difficult to hold on to the Jinzhong Mansion. It can even be done by repelling the Imperial Guards, but it may be difficult to completely defeat the Imperial Guards in one fell swoop." Huangfu Tiancheng seemed to realize that this easy-going man The lively old man always thinks one step further than others. While these people are still considering the possibility of the Imperial Guards invading Jinzhong and the possible war situation, he is already thinking about how to completely eliminate this force.
"Well, it depends on how we plan this battle." Bo Jinchen nodded.
Situ Yushuang has been in a state of excitement these days. Although Jiangnan has fallen, the war in the north has officially begun. Chu Taifeng, the Duodun people, and the Pu people will destroy the Fifth Army of the Western Xinjiang Army trapped in Yunzhong Mansion. , Situ Yushuang has no doubt about this. If more than 400,000 elite troops cannot destroy an incomplete fifth army in Western Xinjiang, then according to Situ Yushuang's idea, these army commanders, whether they are regiment commanders, really You can kill yourself to thank your countrymen.
Situ Yushuang thought that she had put all her efforts into this battle. From raising military expenses to appealing to public opinion, from war arrangements to foreign negotiations, Situ Yushuang had to personally participate in almost everything, especially to ensure the success of the northern campaign. Successfully succeeded, the huge funding gap caused Situ Yushuang to visit almost door-to-door in the imperial capital. These financiers who had invested huge amounts in the early stage, either with sincere words, false threats, or with both carrot and stick, had only one purpose, which was to ask them to come up with money again. Qian Lai continued to support the empire and the military campaigns of King Situ Tai of Yan.
As for the Imperial Finance Administration, Situ Yushuang had actually replaced Tian Yi and was personally in charge of the financial operations of the entire empire. Finance Minister Tian Yi also took the opportunity to claim illness and asked to resign. However, the unknown whereabouts of a huge gold reserve in the imperial treasury seemed to cast a shadow over the finance minister. Although Tian Yi first claimed that the funds were reserved for special purposes by His Majesty the Emperor, The emperor has transferred this fund to the internal treasury, but there is no record of this gold reserve amounting to 200 million imperial gold coins in the internal treasury. This made Situ Yushuang also suspicious of the former finance minister. Fortunately, Tian Yi seemed to be very cooperative. Except for the inability to find out the direction of the funds, Tian Yi gave unreserved support to Situ Yushuang in all other matters and never left his house. However, Situ Yushuang privately The investigation yielded few valuable clues, which forced Situ Yushuang to consider the consequences when he wanted to fall out. Especially judging from the reaction of the internal treasury, the late emperor did have a precedent of privately diverting funds from the treasury.
But this is too much than the amount of funds and it is too important for the Situ Dynasty, which is currently in internal and external troubles. Gold worth 200 million can simply solve the empire's current urgent needs. Situ Yushuang could not think of a suitable solution except asking the internal affairs department to closely monitor Tian Yi. After all, Tian Yi had not yet resigned as finance minister, and he was also a senior minister of the late emperor and had considerable influence among the nobility of the imperial capital. If you want to touch him, it will inevitably cause an earthquake in the political arena. It seems a bit unwise at this time. It seems that we can only wait until the victory of the northern war is over before dealing with him. For now, we can only work hard on ourselves and visit each house one by one. Visit these guys who don't want to pluck out their hair, give them a beating, and get through it.
Now it seems that it's time to pay off. The coalition's military operation in Yunzhong Mansion is about to begin, and the City Guards Corps and the Third Corps have also approached Longquan City. Now only the Imperial Guards still need to beat their horses. Yuanwang, this guy always excuses himself on the pretext that the imperial guards cannot leave the imperial capital. What time is it now? The empire is at a critical moment of life and death. This guy still clings to the rules. Situ Yushuang simply doesn’t understand what Ma Yuanwang is. How did he become the commander of the Guards Corps? Or does this guy have other plans