Hong Chengchou's words are indeed true. If Songshan City is likely to be lost at any time, then he will indeed not be able to sleep peacefully in Ningyuan City.

However, no matter how sincere and sincere he was, Yang Zhen could not agree.

"Don't worry, Inspector Hong. Regarding the defense of Songshan, Yang has already considered everything. He will make proper arrangements when returning from Ningyuan this time. In Yang's opinion, since the Governor has just arrived, he should first manage Ningqian and the back.

The road ahead is high. In particular, training the Ningyuan armies is the top priority for the Commander-in-Chief."

Regardless of whether Hong Chengchou was helping with good intentions, or with bad intentions, or for whatever purpose, Yang Zhen unceremoniously rejected Hong Chengchou's proposal, and at the same time pointed out what Hong Chengchou should really do.

When Yang Zhen said what he said, Hong Chengchou's face darkened under the light. His face, which was already a little dark, suddenly turned even darker.

However, Yang Zhen is not under his command now. Being able to come as promised this time is enough to give him face. Besides, he is already a superb Jin Haibo, so there is no need to look at his face.

"As for the defense in front of Songjin Army, if the Governor really can't rest assured, it is better to send a force to garrison Yizhou City to the north of Jinzhou. When Yizhou City fell, the Manchus burned and killed Yizhou.

, but did not send troops to station and operate.”

Having said this, Yang Zhen saw Hong Chengchou's face gradually returning to normal, stroking his beard and looking at him thoughtfully, so he added to the fire:

"If the Superintendent can send men and horses forward, firstly, he can easily recover a hundred miles of land; secondly, if there are any changes in front of the Songjin Army, they will not be hidden from the eyes of the Yizhou garrison! Isn't it like this?

Kill two birds with one stone, get the best of both worlds?”

"Yiju?"

"That's right. The Governor came from Guanli this time. When there are many generals who have worked hard and made great achievements, they should be stationed in important places to show their achievements. Haha, with Yizhou City, the Governor will also

We have a general soldier from Yiju!"

How could Yang Zhen not know what Hong Chengchou was thinking?

Although Yang Zhen has only been back in Songshan City for a few days, he already has some understanding of the situation in Ningyuan.

Hong Chengchou left the customs more than a month ago and moved to Ningyuan according to the order. He quickly arranged the several generals who followed him out of the customs in important positions.

One is to let Liu Zhaoji act as the crucial military commander of Ningyuan.

The other was to let Wang Tingchen serve as the most important former garrison commander between Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan.

Another one is to let his general Zuo Guangxian lead Yulin to station in Ningyuan, and appoint Zuo Guangxian as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Association of Governors of Jiliao.

As for generals such as Ma Ke, Cao Bianjiao, and Bai Guangen, due to the current narrow territory and small cities in the Liaozuo area, they have nowhere to make arrangements for the time being, so they can only continue to station their troops in a few cities along Ji Town.

Of course, the positions of these people are also very important.

For example, Ma Ke was stationed as the commander-in-chief of Shanhai Town, Cao Bianjiao was stationed in Zunhua as the commander-in-chief of Yutian, and Bai Guangen was stationed in Jizhou as the commander-in-chief of Jizhou.

If the cities in the left part of Liao can free up space, then the generals brought by Hong Chengchou from the battlefield of chasing and suppressing the bandits will produce more general troops.

For Hong Chengchou, these people had been listening to his orders for many years. Only by allowing these generals to lead their troops to guard various cities could he truly be able to use his fingers.

However, the area in western Liaoning was small and there were only a few cities. The power of Zu Dashou and his Liaodong Army had been established for a long time and was so intertwined and deep-rooted that he could not move it and did not dare to make a big move.

Now, he has determined to take away the two general positions of Ningyuan and the former garrison from the hands of the Liaodong Army. He really can no longer take other positions, such as several cities north of Ningyuan, from the Liaodong Army.

Even for the current position of commander-in-chief, such as the one in Ningyuan City, he did not dare to actually implement it. Instead, he only dared to ask Liu Zhaoji to act as commander-in-chief of Ningyuan.

In Yang Zhen's view, what Hong Chengchou did was actually a test. If Zu Dashou and his Liaodong Army accepted it, they would soon be able to take over.

If Zu Dashou doesn't accept it, then choose someone else.

In fact, Liu Zhaoji later failed to secure this position, and the post of Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief finally fell into the hands of Wu Sangui.

As for the position of former garrison commander, it was not considered that Hong Chengchou snatched it from the Liaodong Army, but that Hong Chengchou petitioned for it to be added.

Hong Chengchou appointed Wang Tingchen to be the current garrison commander, Zu Dashou and the generals of the Liaodong Army, but he really had nothing to say.

However, if Hong Chengchou sent more troops and general troops to the city where the Liaodong Army had been stationed for many years, Zu Dashou might not be able to do it.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou came up with the idea of ​​building Songshan City.

Yang Zhen had already understood the twists and turns before he came to Ningyuan City this time.

At the same time, Yang Zhen could also guess that Hong Chengchou's invitation to Ningyuan City with him and Zu Dashou this time must be related to these things.

One of his countermeasures was to raise the issue of Yiju City.

Since Zu Dashou is not interested and unwilling to take risks, let Hong Chengchou give it a try.

Sure enough, when Yang Zhenyi suggested adding a Yizhou general, Hong Chengchou opened his eyes and was immediately moved.

He first let out a long hum, then stroked the beard on his chin and thought for a while, and finally said slowly:

"It would not be difficult if we just reported to the imperial court the commander-in-chief of Yizhou. What is difficult is that Yizhou is located more than a hundred miles north of Jinzhou City. Although the Manchus have not stationed troops, if I stationed troops, I am afraid that

The Manchus and Tatars cannot tolerate it, and I am afraid that war will start again in Liaozuo by then!"

"Haha, the Governor may not know something. Yizhou City is located in the area south of the upper reaches of the Daling River. A force of troops and horses quietly settled in it. As long as it can't cross the Daling River, even if the Manchus find out, they can't do anything.

"

Seeing that Hong Chengchou seemed to be moved, Yang Zhen continued to cheer him up, first to ease his fear of the Manchu Tatar invasion, and then continued:

"Besides, Yang will cross the sea and move defenses around the time of Jingzhe at the latest. After February, if the Manchu Tatars don't come to attack me, I will definitely go north to attack them. By that time, the Manchu Tatars will still be able to take care of Liaoxi.

This little change in the small town of Yizhou south of the upper reaches of the Linghe River?"

When Yang Zhen said this, Hong Chengchou stroked the beard on his chin and thought for a while, then finally hummed, nodded and said: "In this way, we can give this matter a try. Haha, people say that Jin Haibo is young but big.

He has the talent to be both vertical and horizontal, and it’s true after talking about it today! Hahahaha..."

Yang Zhen's suggestion indeed provided Hong Chengchou with a choice, or pointed out a direction.

In fact, after Hong Chengchou led his subordinates to get the troops out of the border, they did face a very difficult problem.

On the one hand, he needs to make arrangements for the generals who followed him out of the country.

Whether it's to appease or reward them, if we want to rely on these people to gain a foothold in Liaodong and do things in Liaodong in the future, we must promote them and reward them.

On the other hand, he also had to win over the people in Liaodong Town who would be under his control from now on.

Previously, he had appeased or initially won over Zu Dashou by asking him to be granted the title of World Lord. However, as soon as he arrived at Ningyuan City, Zu Dashou sent someone to present him with a report of merit for the Jinzhou generals.

Among them, the first one to bear the brunt was the request to grant Wu Sangui the title of Commander-in-Chief of Ningyuan, which made Hong Chengchou very embarrassed.

Of course Hong Chengchou knew very well why Fang Yizao was dismissed and why Jin Guofeng died outside the city.

He had been ups and downs in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, how could he not know the reason for this?

Now that he has come to take charge of Ningyuan City, the position of Ningyuan's commander-in-chief must be in his own hands no matter what.

But in this case, how should he answer Zu Dashou's request?

Yang Zhen's suggestion gave him a reasonably reasonable choice.

He could take the position of Yizhou Commander-in-Chief and then talk to Zu Dashou.

If Zu Dashou agrees to send people from the Governor's Office, that would be the icing on the cake. He can use the position of Yizhou Commander-in-Chief to appease the generals he brought.

If Zu Dashou disagrees with the governor's office sending someone, then giving Zu Dashou the position of the commander-in-chief of Yizhou will be regarded as an explanation to Zu Dashou.

After finding his way to answer Zu Dashou from Yang Zhen, Hong Chengchou no longer mentioned the matter of Songshan City, and only asked Yang Zhen to properly arrange the defense of Songshan before moving the defense.

However, the matter that Hong Chengchou asked Yang Zhen to come over to discuss was obviously not this matter.

Next, Hong Chengchou changed the subject and said to Yang Zhen: "Jin Haibo, don't mind, we'd better talk openly and honestly about some things in advance.

"Today, the success or failure of the Liaozuo affair, in the final analysis, only depends on the three of us, Jin Yibo and Jin Haibo. Tomorrow we will decide together with Jin Yibo. Once there is a dispute in public, we must ask the capital for instructions. In this way

Come on, there are some things that are hard to talk about."

Hong Chengchou's words are very pertinent, and Yang Zhen also agrees. If there is no agreement beforehand, and then there is no dispute when the deployment is discussed publicly, it will be the most failed way to deal with things.

"Haha, Lord Superintendent is too polite. Based on Jin Yibo's performance today, it is not difficult for Lord Superintendent to keep his orders consistent in Liaozuo. Moreover, Yang is about to move to Lushun, so of course everything in Liaozuo must still be done

You have the final say."

"Since Jin Haibo said so, the headquarters will not be polite to you. That's it, the headquarters would like to report that Yuan Jin, deputy general of the Juehua Island Navy, is the commander-in-chief of the East Association of Jiliao Governor's Mansion and will continue to be stationed in Juehua.

Dao listens. Haha, what do Jin Haibo think?"

Hong Chengchou changed the topic and directly asked such a question with a smile, which immediately stunned Yang Zhen.

But he was stunned for only a moment, and Yang Zhen also laughed and said loudly: "Supervisor Hong, you are too late to do this. The governor has already invited the general commander of the joint defense forces to appoint Yuan Jin.

I am the chief military officer of the Jinhai West Road Assistance Guard. Haha, the naval station of General Yuan under the command of this governor is Juehua Island!"

"you--"

After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Hong Chengchou's expression changed again, he pointed at Yang Zhen and almost cursed.

But after blurting out the word "you", he stopped it abruptly and lowered his raised hand.

"Hmph, when did the Holy One give you the decree to incorporate the Juehua Island navy into Jinhai Town?! If there was a decree for such a big event, how could this headquarters not know about it?!"

Seeing Hong Chengchou's expression change again, Yang Zhen's heart became increasingly angry. Hong Chengchou did not dare to touch Zu Dashou's core interests, but he kept thinking about touching his own core interests. He also said with a serious face:

"Humph, when did the Holy One give you Hongbuyuan's decree, asking you to incorporate the Juehua Island Navy into the ASEAN Supervisory Committee?! Haha, if there is a decree, why not take it out and ask the Governor to take a look?
Chapter completed!