Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

The meeting room was extremely quiet, and Zhang Shikang looked carefully at the report cards in his hand.

He had actually not been idle these past few days, and had participated in all the assessments, including various bare-handed and weapon duels, in which he had won completely.

All the generals were in his hands, and there was hardly a single one of them to match.

His performance with bows and crossbows was very poor, with almost all of them missing the target, but his performance with muskets was excellent. After all, he personally participated in firearms training in the Xishan camp.

His subsequent military regulations assessment and battle formation response were also average, his battle review and training were excellent, and his strategic planning also got the highest score.

Overall, Zhang Shikang ranked fifth among all the generals.

Of course, I don’t know whether Master Lu and Sun Chuanting gave him some leeway. Anyway, Zhang Shikang told them both to seek truth from facts.

The four before him were You Shiwei, Ma Chengzhao, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and Hou Shilu.

After them came Meng Ruhu, Yang Ming, Wang Shiqin and others.

"The results have been compiled. Do you have any objections to the entire assessment?" Zhang Shikang said to everyone while flipping through the transcript.

Everyone was silent when they heard this. They were all present during the entire assessment, so it was clear who was good at fighting and who made mistakes. There was nothing to say.

They were veterans with rich experience in battle, and they were very familiar with the battle replay and simulation, and whether the countermeasures proposed by the other side could support the entire battle situation.

They now all understood that this young commander did not like nonsense, so they were all waiting for the results.

“Then the commander began to announce.

You Shiwei." Zhang Shikang said casually.

You Shiwei suddenly stood up from his seat, which scared Zhang Shikang.

"Don't be so nervous, relax a little, there are opportunities to gain military merits, as long as you have the ability, you will have the opportunity to be promoted, get a raise, be awarded a title or become a marquis in the future."

Zhang Shikang waved his hand to ease the tense atmosphere.

It has to be said that Zhang Shikang's temperament is very popular among the generals. He is serious when necessary and relaxed when necessary. He does not make a big deal out of things, nor does he talk nonsense and put on airs.

"You Shiwei, I appoint you as the general of Xuanfu Town, and the former general of Xuanfu Town, Yang Guozhu, will be transferred to the general of Taiyuan Town.

Hu Dawei, the former general of Taiyuan Town, was transferred to be the general of Jizhou Town. "

"I obey your command!" You Shiwei, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei stood up and bowed one after another.

Zhang Shikang waved his hand and continued:

"The Imperial Edict conferred upon Ma Chengzhao the title of Earl of Anbei and awarded him a Qilin robe.

Ma Chengzhao will remain as the general of Yansui Town, and the rest of the Ma family's fellow officers will be selected and incorporated into the Yongning Army."

This imperial decree was requested by Zhang Shikang in a letter to Emperor Chongzhen a few days ago, and Zhang Shikang only received a reply from the palace last night.

The Ma family is the most powerful family in the entire border town except for the Zu family, and this title was also promised by him.

However, at present, Ma Chengzhao's military achievements are not enough to be awarded the title of baron. In addition to appeasing the Ma family, of course, the contributions of his father Ma Gui are also taken into consideration. Ma Gui's contributions are definitely enough for an earl.

However, Zhang Shikang's way of reading the decree still frightened Ma Chengzhao. Ma Chengzhao didn't even have time to kneel down before Zhang Shikang finished reading it out loud.

Then Zhang Shikang handed the imperial edict and the wooden box containing it to Ma Chengzhao without even opening it.

With tears in his eyes, Ma Chengzhao kowtowed three times in the direction of the capital, then stood up and bowed to Zhang Shikang.

Ma Chengzhao had already received Zhang Shikang's approval regarding the arrangements for the Ma family. He had also appeased his clansmen and was willing to accept all arrangements made by the court.

Although the decree was announced a bit hastily, it still made the others present envious. Military exploits, military exploits, they now wished they could start a war immediately.

"Hou Shilu took over as the general of Datong. The former general of Datong, Dingyuan Earl Wang Pu... resigned and returned home." Zhang Shikang read out again.

Wang Pu, the general of Datong, had a mediocre record in battle and ranked last in this assessment. He was also indeed old, so there could not be too much sympathy in the military camp and he had to retire when he should.

Wang Pu was not too excited. He had the honor of participating in the war against the Jianlu the year before last, and was conferred the title of earl by His Majesty. It could be considered an honorable retirement.

In contrast, Hou Shilu, who was reappointed as the general from a commoner, was much more excited.

"I will definitely live up to the Marshal's trust!" Hou Shilu accepted the appointment with excitement.

Zhang Shikang still just waved his hand. Rather than listening to what his generals said, he would rather see what they did.

“The former commander of Guyuan Town was as fierce as a tiger, and he was transferred to be the commander of Ningxia Town.

Wang Shiqin took over as the general of Guyuan Town.

Yang Ming was appointed as the general of Gansu Town, Wang Yongzuo was appointed as the general of Changping Town, and Zhang Fa was appointed as the general of Baoding Town.

You Shilu was appointed deputy commander of Ningxia Town.

Liang Cheng, the former general of Gansu Town, was appointed deputy general of Yansui Town.

Fang Jiming, the former deputy general of Guyuan Town, was appointed as the deputy general of Xuanfu Town.

Cao Kun, former deputy general of Ningxia Town, was appointed general of Ningyuan.

......"

The Nine Frontiers of the Ming Dynasty in a narrow sense refers to the nine important border towns in the north established during the reign of Emperor Chengzu. But in this era, with the increasing threat from the north, the number of military towns has expanded to more than a dozen.

The appointment letter was very long, and it almost disrupted all the border towns of the Ming Dynasty except Guanningjin.

The reason for mutual transfers is, of course, to minimize the impact of the border towns becoming servants. These generals and deputy generals will only be allowed to take up their posts alone.

Except for Wang Pu and another person who were dismissed, all the generals were promoted and demoted. However, most of them had no disappointed look on their faces. Instead, they were all filled with excitement and excitement.

Zhang Shikang knew clearly what they were expecting.

He led the Northern Expedition, recovered lost territory, and was awarded a title for his meritorious service.

"Everyone, once you take up your posts, you must immediately familiarize yourself with the defense situation of the border towns you are responsible for.

I will only give you one month to adapt to the new station. You must remember the previous lessons.

A general at the level of general is allowed to have a personal guard of 200 people, a deputy general is allowed to have 100 people, a deputy general is allowed to have 50 people, a lieutenant general is allowed to have 30 people, and a guerrilla commander is allowed to have 10 people.

I will deploy factory guards widely, and these factory guards will not interfere with your military operations. But if I find out that anyone dares to disregard military law, support servants, and bully the people, don't blame me for being merciless.

In the future, you should train your soldiers more often. If you need any weapons or firearms, you can report it and the court will find a way to solve it.

But if the combat capability cannot be improved, the military law will be used to deal with it."

Zhang Shikang looked around at the generals and said.

This is how the military works. You will be given what you deserve, and those who cannot do it will automatically step down. Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished, and orders will be enforced.

Everyone immediately stood up and bowed to Zhang Shikang to receive his orders.

After arranging the commanders and deputy commanders of each military town, Zhang Shikang glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said:

“Since the imperial court has placed all the troops of the border town under the jurisdiction of the Governor’s Office.

Governor Lu, I will hand over the position of Grand Commander of the Tiger Guard Army to you."