Chapter 353: The Governor and the General of Chongshan Town

The two sides faced off across the city, and there was no movement for several days.

This is when the Tenglong Guard Engineering Team shows its power. The Tenglong Guard Engineering Team is an engineer specially trained by Yang Zhengshan. They are not only good at building roads, bridges and houses, but also at manufacturing various equipment.

They can make everything from small kitchen knives and scissors to various large tanks, as well as relatively complex crossbows, etc.

Of course, there are differences between them and the craftsmen in the Weisi Yamen Arms and Armor Workshop. The craftsmen in the Arms and Armor Workshop are better at making weapons and armor, and their craftsmanship and technology will be higher-end and more sophisticated.

The technology and craftsmanship of the engineering soldiers of the engineering team are relatively rough. After all, manufacturing siege equipment is an emergency task. The task must be completed in the shortest possible time and does not require elaborate craftsmanship.

Therefore, the engineers made siege equipment very quickly. In just five days, siege equipment was erected in the army camp.

There were more than twenty two-foot-tall Linchong and ladders, a dozen trampolines and ramming vehicles covered with wooden planks, and thirty crossbows. The engineering team even built eight trebuchets.

Looking at these siege equipment, the corners of Yang Zhengshan's mouth curled up slightly.

In recent years, Yang Zhengshan has also been studying siege operations. How to quickly manufacture more siege equipment is his main research direction.

You must know that Tenglongwei's engineering team is not a logistics force. They do not need to transport food and grass, but they need to transport materials for making sieges.

Siege equipment is very large and difficult to transport over long distances. Generally, it can only be made from nearby materials.

So Yang Zhengshan thought of a lazy way, which was to standardize parts.

Such as a large crossbow. Why can this thing only be placed on the city wall or on a warship? It is because it is troublesome to transport and is not suitable for marching with the army.

But Yang Zhengshan asked the engineers to prepare various parts in advance. When they get to the battlefield, they only need to assemble the parts.

Another example is the catapult. The main structure is too large to transport, but some small accessories can. Therefore, when using local materials, only the main structure needs to be manufactured, and other accessories can be used directly, which saves a lot of time.

If any parts break during use, they can be replaced directly because the parts are of the same standard.

Therefore, Tenglongwei's engineering team has the ability to quickly manufacture siege equipment.

In fact, this method is not difficult, and it is not that no one in Da Rong has thought of it. However, the reason why few people use it is very simple: conditions do not allow it.

Take the garrison as an example. They even lack craftsmen who forge weapons and armor, let alone craftsmen who make equipment. If they need to attack the city, they only have a few or dozens of craftsmen responsible for manufacturing technology and craftsmanship, and then use civilian workers to Help with manufacturing.

It's okay for the civilians to do menial work, but if they are asked to make siege equipment, they can only do it.

In the same way, there may be more craftsmen in the camp, but the number is also extremely limited. Few people can maintain two thousand engineering soldiers like Yang Zhengshan.

It cannot be said that there are very few, it should be none.

"At this rate, we can try to attack the city in two days!"

Yang Zhengshan said to Xie Yuan beside him.

Xie Yuan nodded, "The morale of the soldiers is very high. It can even be said that they can't wait!"

"Haha~"

Yang Zhengshan laughed heartily.

The soldiers of Tenglong Guard are not afraid of fighting, and every one of them is very warlike.

War kills people, and most people are afraid of war.

But for those soldiers who practice martial arts and train all day long, they want to charge and fight on the battlefield.

The soldiers of Tenglong Guard have been training for four years, especially the soldiers of the fifth military camp. They spend most of their time in training and have never been in actual combat.

Training every day without a chance to show off your martial arts is like watching football all day long but holding back from discussing it with anyone.

If you don't often find someone to argue about which team is good or which player is awesome, wouldn't the games you watch be a waste of time?

Just as Yang Zhengshan and Xie Yuan were inspecting the siege equipment, a small flag officer quickly ran over and reported: "General Qi, there is a cavalry team approaching the camp from the south. There are about a hundred cavalry!"

"South!" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, "He came from Tenglongwei!"

"Is he one of ours?"

"It has not been determined yet, we have not been in contact with him!" Xiaoqiguan replied.

They are scouts, but the current mission of the scouts is mainly around Qinghua Qinghuafu City, with only two small flags placed in the rear.

"Let's go over and have a look!"

Yang Zhengshan was very surprised who came. If it was one of his own, he wouldn't have come with more than a hundred riders. At most, a dozen riders would be enough.

As for the enemy, they will not only come with more than a hundred cavalry. What can more than a hundred cavalry do?

Arriving at the camp gate behind the camp, Yang Zhengshan soon saw a cavalry galloping towards him.

As the cavalry approached, Yang Zhengshan discovered that there was an acquaintance among them.

Pang Tang, the chief envoy to Liaoyuan!

He had met with Pang Tang. In the previous corruption case of the Liaodong Salt Transportation Department, Pang Tang had met him when he led troops into Liao'an Prefecture. Later, he had another interview with Pang Tang in Liao'an Prefecture. Mainly because Pang Tang was afraid that he would cause trouble in Liao'an City, so he went to Zheng Xiao's mansion to have a pot of tea with him.

Later, Pang Tang discovered that the soldiers of Tenglong Guard were very disciplined and well-behaved in Liao'an City, so he stopped caring about Yang Zhengshan.

Later, the corruption case of the Salt Transport Department was over, and officials from the Liaoyuan Provincial Administration Department, the Dusi Yamen, and the Censorate were almost punished by the court, and Pang Tang was also reprimanded by the old emperor.

However, these had nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan, who had already returned to Tenglongwei at that time.

Seeing that it was Pang Tang, Yang Zhengshan hurried forward and asked in surprise: "Why is Mr. Pang here?"

After not seeing each other for a few years, Pang Tang had aged a little, and his temples were stained with white frost.

"General Yang, this is Mr. Cui, the doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War!" Pang Tang did not answer Yang Zhengshan's question, but introduced the middle-aged man next to him.

"It turned out to be Mr. Cui!" Yang Zhengshan clasped his fists and bowed.

"I meet General Yang!" Cui Langzhong said politely.

"General Yang, can we go into the camp to talk? To be honest, I am a little thirsty!" Pang Tang said helplessly.

He was not young anymore, and he was also a scholar. He was tired and thirsty after riding all the way here.

"Of course, Mr. Pang, Mr. Cui, please!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and welcomed the two men into the camp.

Passing through layers of tents, they soon arrived at Yang Zhengshan's tent.

Along the way, Pang Tang and Doctor Cui were observing the situation in the camp. Seeing that everything seemed to be in order, they couldn't help but nod secretly in their hearts.

Entering the big tent, Yang Zhengshan's attendants had prepared tea.

Pang Tang drank three bowls before putting down the tea bowl in his hand.

"Alas, I am old and useless. I am a little exhausted after just a day's journey!"

He said helplessly.

"If Mr. Pang is tired, you can go and rest first. There are still a few idle tents in the camp!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Pang Tang waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about business first. If you talk about business too late, I will go to rest!"

"Business?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Doctor Cui.

The Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War is responsible for the examination of the rank, selection, promotion, and reward of military officers.

There is a saying that the appointment of officials belongs to the Ministry of Personnel for civil officials and the Ministry of War for military officials.

In short, the promotion and transfer of military officers are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. However, although the responsibilities are divided in this way, the actual operation is different.

Under normal circumstances, the personnel arrangements below the rank of 100 households are decided by the Weisi Yamen, and the personnel arrangements below the rank of 1,000 households are decided by the Dusi Yamen. The personnel arrangements of the Weisi Yamen have a great deal of advice from the Wujun Dudufu.

Of course, the promotion and transfer of all military officers must be filed with the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War is actually in charge of the selection and appointment of high-level military officers.

For example, the Wei Commander, the Du Commander, the Command Assistant, the Command Co-governor, etc., can be recommended by the Wujun Dudufu, but they must be approved by the Ministry of War before they can be appointed.

For example, the main positions of the general, lieutenant general, guerrilla general, etc. in the border town are all appointed by the Ministry of War.

However, the appointment of important positions such as the general and lieutenant general of the border town actually does not have the decision-making power. The cabinet needs to make a ruling, and even the emperor needs to approve it.

Yang Zhengshan was a little wary when the doctor from the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War came at this time.

Yes, he was wary.

At this time, the court was ruled by the prince. If the prince didn't like him, he would dismiss him at this time!

Although he thought this was unlikely, he was still a little worried.

Pang Tang looked at Doctor Cui, who took out a document from his arms and handed it to Yang Zhengshan, saying: "General Yang, this is a transfer document issued by the Ministry of War, promoting General Yang to the deputy governor of the Central Army Governor's Office, and actually granting him the position of the general of Chongshan Town!"

"In an emergency, I only brought the appointment document and the official seal and flag of the general of Chongshan Town!"

As he said, he shouted to the entourage outside the tent, and the entourage immediately came to Yang Zhengshan with two boxes.

Yang Zhengshan took the wooden box and opened it.

There are two silver official seals in the first wooden box. The deputy governor is a second-rank official and has two silver official seals.

There are four blue flags and four round tokens in the second wooden box. The so-called flags can also be called royal flags, which are generally held by the officers under the governor, governor, and general. It represents the special power granted by the court.

Once the local officials hold the flags, they can control the standard soldiers under their command and act at their convenience.

Generally speaking, the governor, governor, and general of the border town have flags.

With the flag, Yang Zhengshan is the general of Chongshan Town. Without the flag, Yang Zhengshan is only the deputy governor of the Central Army Governor's Office.

"I will be the general of Chongshan Town!" Yang Zhengshan frowned as he looked at the official seals and flags.

"That's right, you are the general and I am the governor!" Pang Tang said.

This time, the efficiency of the court was still very fast. After the court meeting, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War prepared official seals and flags and sent people to Liaodong at full speed. It took them only five days to arrive in Liaodong, which shows that they really rode all the way to Liaodong. After all, it takes nearly three days to send an urgent report of 800 miles from Liaodong to Kyoto.

The officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War arrived in Liaodong in just five days.

After receiving the appointment, Pang Tang did not hesitate at all and brought Cui Langzhong to Tenglongwei. As a result, they found that Yang Zhengshan had already led the troops to the war, so they came all the way to find him.