Hou Dagui's voice was already big, and the space of the mountain temple was cramped, Sun Chuanting and Jiang Hao only felt a buzzing in their ears for a while.

"At the moment of the great enemy, Mr. Hou is not indignant but happy to close his mouth, what is the reason?" Sun Chuanting said coldly, "Could it be that you invited the Tartars?" He has a strong personality, and he was sprayed by Hou Dagui for a long time, and he was very displeased, so he seized the opportunity to ridicule him.

Hou Dagui sneered: "How many people are there in Datong Mansion? But just five thousand Tartars trembled with fear, Brother Jiang, I originally admired your courage to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but now hehe, I really admire it even more. ”

Jiang Hao's face was slightly red, and he defended: "Where am I afraid, why don't you just eat wine and meat with the two of you?" Instead, he said, "As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and the reason why I didn't go to provoke the Tartars in Guangling County is because the situation in Beijing is unknown." Beijing is not far from here, and the Tartars in the city are several times that of my soldiers and horses, and if the two of you don't come to support me, it's not cowardly but unwise for me to easily poke the hornet's nest! ”

"You said that the Tartars had recruited you many times before, but you didn't agree. So this time Beijing sent troops to force you to submit? Sun Chuanting's heart gradually subsided, and he said in a deep voice.

"I have released a lot of spies here, and many of them have reported that the Tartars have sent troops and horses from Beijing to clean up Beizhi, Shandong and other places, which shows that their wolf ambitions, nine times out of ten, are to annex land under the banner of relieving the difficulties of our Ming Dynasty. The leader of the Tartars in Guangling County is called Ye Chen, I heard that he is a Tartar magnate, and he came to Datong Mansion with the intention of holding me hostage to pacify Shanxi with him. When the two arrived, he didn't dare to move. ”

"The dog tartar has a really big appetite." Hou Dagui scolded and scolded, "The account of stealing and occupying our country's capital has not been clearly calculated with them, and the idea of Shanxi and Shandong has been raised!" ”

"Since the beginning of the old slave, the Tartars have been at war with my Ming Dynasty for generations, and they have been robbing the people from my Ming Dynasty day and night. Now that I have this opportunity, I will not let go easily. Sun Chuanting said, "It is wishful thinking to expect him to take the initiative to give up Beijing to welcome me Ming Zhengshuo." General Jiang's sentence 'only to get out of Longtan and enter the tiger's den' is good, but the Tartar is powerful, and I am afraid it is far from being comparable to the thief. ”

"What's so powerful? Everyone says that Tartar is powerful, but I don't think it's great. Hou Dagui said abruptly.

"You haven't been to Liaodong to fight Tartars, and those who don't know are fearless." Sun Chuanting glanced at him.

"Hey, what a big breath, have you ever beaten it?"

"I haven't fought, but there are many people in our army who have fought with the Tartars in Liaodong."

Hou Dagui was unconvinced: "What is this?" You're just hearsay, I served in the border army in my early years, but I really fought the Tartars, don't you know better? ”

Sun Chuanting shook his head and said: "It's different, it's different, you are fighting a set of slaves, which is different from building slaves." ”

Jiang Hao also said: "I have been guarding the border in Shanxi for a long time, and I have never fought a slave before, if I am like a slave to ride and shoot arrows, and then double the strength of the Jiannu Tartars, he will not be able to enter the pass." He added, "Not long ago, there were slaves in the north who were cruising on the border, but they did not dare to enter the country, which shows that the slaves are afraid of my Ming heart." The Erchu Hu'er he said is actually from the Mongolian Outer Khalkha Ministry, and the relationship between the Outer Khalkha Department and the Qing court has always been very delicate.

Hou Dagui said: "Have you ever beaten Jiannu? ”

"No, but like Brother Sun, his subordinates have fought with Jiannu." Jiang Hao responded, "They have also fought with the thieves, according to their descriptions, even if they fought with the thieves' old elite, every time they advance and retreat, they will win or lose, but Jiannu has advanced and retreated, endured for a long time, and it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior in the fierce battle, and the tenacity is very strong." And victory is not chasing, defeat is not chaos, military discipline is strict, orderly. ”

"It's a bluff, I don't think I'm afraid of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years." Hou Dagui disagreed, "If they were all like those cowards under you, who were scared to the point of being scattered after a few defeats, and regarded the enemy as a god, then I wouldn't have had to fight the thieves a long time ago." ”

"You can't have the heart to despise the enemy, and you can't have the heart to fear the enemy." Sun Chuanting said, "No matter how powerful the Jiannu Tartar is, it is also a mother's fetus, how can it be invulnerable, General Jiang must not be too afraid...... Mr. Hou doesn't have to be unsightly. ”

"I heard on the way that the Tartar soldiers have arrived in Datong Mansion, why have it been several days, and the Tartars have not advanced or retreated, what do you want?" Hou Dagui wrenched his finger and said, "Brother Jiang, did Tartar write to you again?" ”

Jiang Hao couldn't avoid it, and confessed: "Exactly, it's still the same old way, accusing me, and urging me to quickly lead the crowd to join me, I will give it all...... They all scolded back. ”

"This tartar really doesn't think of himself as an outsider." Hou Dagui sneered, "I said Brother Jiang, in the future, the Tartar will write to you, it's best to take it out and let's refer to it together, otherwise Sun and I will ...... Hehe, it's all kept in the dark and unaware, which is not conducive to our cooperation, don't you say? ”

Jiang Hao peeked at Sun Chuanting and found that he was also uncertain, so he hurriedly said: "What I said is, what I said is, I am a big boss, and my brain can't turn around, and now I have been reminded, and I should notify the two of you in time in the future and make ideas together." ”

Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting waved his sleeves at this time and said: "No need to notify, I will send troops tomorrow to drive away the Tartars in Guangling County." ”

"Huh?" Jiang Hao was caught off guard, looked at Hou Dagui, and was quite surprised to see him.

Sun Chuanting squinted at the two of them and said, "Even if the land of the Ming Dynasty is not even a foot or an inch, it cannot be invaded by outsiders for a moment. Now that the Tartars have stretched out their hands to Shanxi, how can we and other Ming courtiers turn a blind eye? For today's plan, we should drive the Tartars out of Shanxi as soon as possible, and then take Beijing directly to recover the Jiangshan Sheji! ”

Jiang Hao hesitated and said: "Brother Sun's words are true, but the dispatch of troops is not in a hurry, it is better for us to choose another good day and discuss it carefully." As he spoke, he looked at Hou Dagui and hoped that he could say a few words to express his attitude.

Hou Dagui's face was solemn, and he tapped on the table and said: "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, Brother Sun is a scholar, you should understand this truth, right?" ”

Sun Chuanting smiled and said: "There is still a reason to call 'the first to control others, and the latter to control others', does Manager Hou understand?" ”

Hou Dagui finally learned an idiom and took it out to show off, but was refuted by Sun Chuanting in three or two sentences, and there was no goods in his stomach, so he naturally couldn't go back elegantly, and shouted directly: "What kind of system, we have tens of thousands of people here, and he has 5,000 people?" You can figure it out! ”

Sun Chuanting looked at him coldly and said, "What General Jiang said, should you be in your ears?" There are still tens of thousands of Tartars in Beijing, who do not eat dry rice in the city. The fact that the Tartars were able to drill into the camp and enter the customs shows that they are good at calculation, and now that the situation in Shanxi has changed, with the shrewdness of the Tartars, how can they hang themselves on a tree to recruit General Jiang, and they must have a response, maybe the reinforcements are already on the way to Shanxi. If our army does not take advantage of this time to expel the Tartars in the territory and occupy the danger in advance, will it wait for his troops and horses to meet before fighting? ”

Hou Dagui Zhenzhen said: "The imperial court has a decree, after Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are pacified, they need to gather in one place and then enter Beijing. ”

Jiang Hao asked, "How is the war in Shaanxi?" ”

"I don't know, I only know that Li Chuang was forced by the situation and had already gone over with his soldiers and horses, and the main force of our army fought a decisive battle with him in Shaanxi, and he was bound to be annihilated in a battle. At that time, the main force of our army marched into Shanxi and Beijing with the power of a great victory, and it was not the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves. ”

"I see, I said why did the thief who was originally stationed in Xinzhou suddenly disappear." Jiang Hao nodded and said.

"In addition to Li Chuang's main force in the Shaanxi war, there is still Xi'an Fucheng, and it is unknown when it will be settled, but the urgency of the war in Shanxi is imminent, and the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near, so the Tartars have to fight first." Sun Chuanting said and smiled slightly at Hou Dagui, "Didn't Chief Hou also say that tens of thousands of Ming troops in my Datong Mansion could be rejected by five thousand Tartars." If you say it, you won't recognize it in a blink of an eye? ”

Hou Dagui said: "For our consideration, the Tartars can be beaten, but for the sake of the overall situation, the Tartars cannot be beaten." And said, "The court and the Tartars have been negotiating, but the result has not been, how can we act without permission." If the two sides really negotiate, and the Tartars themselves withdraw their troops and retreat outside the border, isn't it a disservice to us in this fight? ”

Sun Chuanting said: "The general will not be subject to foreign military orders, and our task is to recover Beijing. ”

Hou Dagui said unhappily: "You said this because you want to openly disobey the order and not take the court seriously." Then he laughed, "You are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but you don't listen to the command in everything, dare to ask such an act, what kind of monarch is you loyal to, and what country is you love?" ”

"Nonsense, judging the situation is that those in charge of the army such as us should be literate, and the fighter plane is fleeting, and it must not be delayed." Sun Chuanting resolutely said, "I am loyal to the imperial court, but I don't have to be loyal to Zhao ......" When he said this, he was angry and stopped abruptly.

Hou Dagui clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's talk about it, why aren't you hard?" You say, I listen! ”

Seeing the situation, Jiang Hao was worried that the two would ruin their unity again, so he hurriedly said: "I think this matter can be handled in a compromise." ”

"You say!" Hou Dagui glared at Sun Chuanting, who was speechless, and sneered.

"Why don't I send someone to deliver a letter to the Tartars of Guangling County today and tomorrow to persuade them to leave. But if they don't obey, they ...... again."

Hou Dagui deliberately pinched his throat and said: "It is appropriate to salute first and then soldier, but I am afraid that our Sun Junmen will not obey." ”

Jiang Hao said earnestly: "Brother Sun, when your army first arrived, all the logistical preparations in the mansion have not yet been perfected, and I am afraid that the handover before and after the rash start of war will not be good, so it is better to slow down for the time being, and when everything is ready, there are no worries, and then it is not too late to start!" ”

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he thought for a long time, then nodded and said, "Okay, just do it." But on the fifth day, five days at most, General Jiang must be sure to handle both the Tartars and the logistics. ”

Through a short period of contact, Jiang Hao already understood that Sun Chuanting's personality was extremely strong, so he didn't have the idea of completely shaking his mind, so he accepted it when he saw it, and sighed: "I'll do my best." ”

Because he didn't deal with Sun Chuanting, Hou Dagui ate a few bites in the temple and came down from Baishan Mountain, stinky all the way. When he returned to the army, he gave the order to go to Jiang Jiu to arrange for Xia Mizhuang to be stationed in the southwest of Fucheng. The old rule is that the errand of spying on the military situation falls on the head of Feijie's left battalion, because the Qing army is stationed not far from the territory, so it has become the first priority to find out the movements of the Qing army. Han Gon gave this task to his most trusted counselor, Yang Zhaofeng, and asked him to take dozens of horsemen to the east.

Yang Zhaofeng immediately divided his troops after receiving the order, and soon went to the Sanggan River, and was looking for people's homes to eat in the sand pot on the north bank of the river. The opponent's soldiers and horses also have dozens of horses, which are on a par with their own, Yang Zhaofeng is afraid that it is a Tartar or a Shun army, so he draws his sword and is on guard, but he doesn't want to see a horse head-on, but he is familiar.

"Brother Hao!"

"Brother Yang!"

After not seeing each other for a long time, the two jumped off the horse at the same time, Yang Zhaofeng put the knife back into its sheath, and Hao Mingluan stuck his gun on the ground.

"Why are you here?" Yang Zhaofeng asked.

Hao Mingluan smiled and said, "Similar to Brother Yang, I got a job as a sentry." This time, Sun Chuanting told him that he must find out the truth of the Tartars in Guangling County, and the burden is not light. Then he sighed, "I don't know when I'll be back." ”

Yang Zhaofeng said: "Wait for the news of the lord, sooner or later I have to come back." The position of the officer in the battalion has been kept for you, and no one has touched it. I'm just doing both, but in the end it's not as effective as Brother Hao. ”

Hao Mingluan stroked his palms and smiled: "Then I will rest assured, except for you, who dares to touch my lieutenant officer, I will serve with a tiger head and a big gun!" ”

The two talked and laughed for a while, and Hao Mingluan said: "Sun Chuanting held a meeting in the army after coming down the mountain, and he has made it clear that he will continue to march to Beijing in five days at most. Ahem, the emperor is not in a hurry, and many people in the army are dissatisfied. ”

Yang Zhaofeng said: "Sun Chuanting's army is too fierce, so he defeated Yulinwei, and then forcibly marched to Datong, and he was undecided to set off again. Bai Guangen and his ilk are all defeated generals in Liaodong who were beaten away by the Tartars, and they inevitably have emotions. ”

"Sun Chuanting can govern the army, but he is not good at governing people. He can give small kindness, but he has no great virtue. Everything is based on big things, and in his eyes, the people and soldiers are just tools to achieve their goals. But he forgot that if you don't accumulate silicon, you can't reach thousands of miles, you can't accumulate small streams, and if you want to achieve big things, you must start from small things. Without the support of the public, how could he have achieved fame one day. Hao Mingluan sighed and said, "I am by Sun Chuanting's side, and I am becoming more and more unhappy, thinking day and night that I will be able to return to Zhaoying one day to meet you brothers." ”

Yang Zhaofeng comforted: "It's not far away." Beijing is close at hand, waiting for the army of the lord to rush to Shanxi, the three armies of the conference, you and I will finally have the opportunity to work together in the same battalion again and work together! ”

"Well, if it weren't for the constant thought of you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have lasted so long." Hao Mingluan smiled bitterly, and then patted it on his face, "Look at my mouth, the joy of a good meeting, when I say this, it has become a grievance, it should be beaten, it should be beaten!" ”

Since the purpose is the same, the two then joined forces and went to Guangling County together, but they didn't expect to cross the Sanggan River, but they bumped into two old acquaintances on the way, but they didn't expect that because these two old acquaintances were involved in a storm again.