"Yes, it's a fine willow weather, it's really a tiger and a male army!"

Lu Xiangsheng took Wang Pu, Hu Dawei, and Yang Guozhu, three generals, under the leadership of Liu Wenxiu, to the Tang Army's Dingbeiying military camp in the urn city of Yongdingmen in the capital. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he looked around, only to see the Tang Army in the camp, all of them were ironclad forests, the flags were flying, the morale of the trained soldiers was high, shouting slogans and military songs, and each team was extremely strict and orderly, advancing and retreating in unison, and couldn't help but appreciate it.

"If it is my Ming official army, they can all be as elite and capable as the soldiers under the Tang Guogong, this Qing captive, An dares to step into my Ming country!" Lu Xiangsheng stroked the tiger's whiskers and praised loudly.

After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's praise, Liu Wenxiu's face was pale, and Wang Pu, Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu and others on the side all had complicated faces and felt even more sour in their hearts.

Hu Dawei glanced at Liu Wenxiu, who was smug with a smug face, with envious and jealous eyes, but said sourly in his heart: "Hmph, you guy who was born as a thief, you bastard who was the head of the big thief Zhang Xianzhong, and now you have taken refuge in Li Xiao, and you are actually like five people and six people, but you have also forced us serious Ming officials and soldiers, what a damn fortune." ”

Lu Xiangsheng watched it in admiration for a while, and was in a very happy mood.

In his heart, he actually regarded Liu Wenxiu's Tang army as a more powerful and reliable pillar than the elite soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Town that he brought.

At this time, in the barracks of the Tang Army, a bang drum sounded, and it turned out that it was now noon, and the soldiers of all units returned to the team one after another and went to the canteen to eat.

"Your Excellency the Governor, if it is not too shabby, please have lunch in our army canteen." Liu Wenxiu invited.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and immediately said: "Okay, the governor will eat in your military canteen today, and a few of you, along with the governor, will have a meal here." ”

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng speak, Wang Puhu and Yang Guozhu did not dare to refuse, and they all agreed, so they entered the canteen with Liu Wenxiu.

"Wenxiu, you have a canteen in the army, but everyone's food is the same?"

After everyone sat down around a round table, Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Liu Wenxiu shook his head: "Definitely." The sergeants of our army are basically divided into five categories: sharp soldiers, sergeants, sergeants, corporals, and auxiliary soldiers, among them, corporals and auxiliary soldiers eat class C stove food, sergeants eat class B stoves, sergeants eat class A stoves, and sharp soldiers and officers eat officer stoves. The higher the grade, the better the food. ”

"Oh, I want to come to Tang Guogong, I want to use this way to motivate the soldiers to train hard and fight bravely to kill the enemy, so as to fight for better treatment for themselves." Lu Xiangsheng immediately thought of Tang Jun's intention to do this.

Liu Wenxiu said with a smile: "Master Lu Mingjian, that's exactly the case. My family Li hopes that this way of eating different food stoves will become a visible and tangible honor for the soldiers of the Tang Army. It is also hoped that through such means, the soldiers of all units can be stimulated to be more heroic and outstanding in training and combat. ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his face was unmoved.

He nodded slightly, and then proposed to Liu Wenxiu that everyone present should have Class C food to eat.

Liu Wenxiu was slightly stunned, but still agreed to Lu Xiangsheng's request.

Lu Xiangsheng did this, in fact, he wanted to understand a little. That is, to see if the Tang army is also the same as other Ming troops, only the generals and family members eat well, while the other soldiers eat almost the same as garbage.

Soon, in front of Lu Xiangsheng and the others, a huge iron sea bowl was brought respectively.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that in this sea bowl made of wrought iron, there were four taels of wheat rice, three pieces of salted pork, and a clip of green vegetables.

"Guerrilla Liu, is this your army's Class C food?" Wang Pu asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Mr. Wang, this is our army's Class C food. After the sergeant finished eating, in order to quench his thirst, there was also a free vegetable soup to drink. After Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, he pointed to the vegetable soup in a large iron bucket not far away.

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said: "Wow, your Tang Army's Class C food is better than the food of my Xuanfu Army's elite soldiers, and the conditions are quite good." ”

Liu Wenxiu also said with a smile: "My Master Li said that only with enough food can the army be strong, if the soldiers are hungry and not full, how can they still have the strength to train and fight." ”

Hearing Liu Wenxiu's words, Wang Puhu Dawei and others all felt that their faces were hot, and the two glanced at each other meaningfully, but they didn't say anything more.

Lu Xiangsheng picked up the chopsticks with a smile, buried himself in eating, and then praised while eating: "Not bad, the taste of this wheat rice and topping vegetables is quite good, and it is very suitable for the governor's appetite." ”

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was eating so with relish, Wang Pu and Hu Dawei no longer hesitated, and picked up the dishes and chopsticks one after another to eat.

Lu Xiangsheng ate quickly, and after eating like a whirlwind, he wiped his oily lips without mind, and said with emotion: "It's a good enough food to strengthen the army!" It's just that Tang Guogong's simple sentence, among my Ming officials and soldiers, those who can really do it have geometry! What a pity! ”

Lu Xiangsheng paused, and suddenly asked Liu Wenxiu with great interest: "Tang Guogong is now in Shandong, but he is also making great preparations to prevent the Qing army from entering Koushan Mountain?" ”

Liu Wenxiu had also finished eating at this time, he wiped his mouth and said: "Your Excellency, my Lord Li, not only is preparing for defense in Shandong, but there is still a big thing to do. ”

"Oh, what's the big deal?" Lu Xiangsheng was obviously interested.

"My family Li said that now the main force of the Qing army has entered the pass, and the rest of the troops are being deterred by the Tartar chieftain Taiji to deter the Ming army in western Liaoning, then, the Qing army will inevitably take care of one and lose the other, such as the Jinzhou area in southern Liaoning, it must be extremely empty, so that our Tang army will have a gap to take advantage of. Lord Li wanted to personally unify the Tang army's soldiers and horses in Xingzhong Town, and attacked Jinzhou in the north, thinking that it was a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. ”

After listening to Liu Wenxiu's statement, Wang Puhu, Dawei, Yang Guozhu and others were not stunned.

No way?!

Li Xiao, this guy, still wants to attack Jinzhou?!

Now that the Qing army is coming, the garrison is already tense, this Li Xiao still dares to take risks, and wants to take the opportunity to attack Jinzhou, this guy, is it really his dog guts!

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was also surprised, and he said: "Tang Guogong's courage is commendable, but it is inevitably reckless. If the Tang army attacked Jinzhou in the north, but instead of winning, it became a stalemate, then Shandong was empty, wouldn't he, be afraid of being taken advantage of by the Qing army and take his hometown? ”

Liu Wenxiu said with a smile: "Lord Lu, my lord is cautious and never fights unprepared battles, and I believe that if Lord Li sends troops to Jinzhou, he will be able to win quickly, and it will not be too late to return to Dengzhou." ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed a few words, and then asked Liu Wenxiu: "By the way, did Tang Guogong tell you, do you have anything to bring to this governor?" ”

Liu Wenxiu hesitated for a moment, but still said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Yes, Tang Guogong once said in a letter that if Governor Lu wants to fight against the Qing army, try to avoid the real and the false, and not fight them head-on, just contain their actions. If possible, try to lure the enemy to the Shandong area, with our Tang Army as the main force, adopt the strategy of blocking at various levels, defeat him, and force him to retreat outside the pass. ”

Hearing Liu Wenxiu's words, the originally faint smile on Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly disappeared.

On the side, Wang Puhu Dawei and others were bored and angry.

Wang Pu said coldly: "This Lord Li is a good plan!" Who does he think he is, we should lead the enemy and let him make meritorious contributions, how can this really be true! “

Hu Dawei also immediately interjected: "That's it!" No matter what, Lord Lu is also the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses ordered by the emperor, and he, the soldiers and horses of Shandong, is far away and is not controlled by Governor Lu, so it is okay. But he still wants us to lead the enemy to contain him, and he is not too ashamed! Hmph, his arrangement is as if Master Lu is only worthy of his hand. “

Listening to Wang Pu and Hu Dawei's words full of jealousy and unkindness, Liu Wenxiu's face also turned up, and he said coldly: "The two chief soldiers, the suggestion of my Lord Li is a good heart, how can you insist on treating Lord Li's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs!" Having said that, even if you don't listen to Lord Li's policy, why should you be sarcastic? ”

"You 。。。。。。" Hu Dawei also stiffened his face, and he was about to attack again.

"That's it! All right! Fight any more! Lu Xiangsheng stopped with an angry face: "Tang Guogong's suggestion, although it is good, but this governor has his own plan and plan, and it should not be followed. Ladies and gentlemen, return with the Governor to the tent of the Chinese army, and discuss in detail. ”

So, Lu Xiangsheng took the generals, got up and left the Tang army barracks, and re-entered the Chinese army's tent.

Next, Lu Xiangsheng explained his battle plan in detail to Wang Pu, Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu, and Liu Wenxiu.

After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's battle plan, everyone was silent.

"Lord Lu, the plan you have drawn up to annihilate the enemy all the way is good, but with only the sum of the soldiers and horses of our army, a total of 20,000 troops, is it really capable of destroying the Qing army along the way?" Wang Pu looked embarrassed and asked softly.

Before Lu Xiangsheng could reply, Hu Dawei also interjected on the side: "Governor Lu, a certain rough person, but he also knows that the enemy is strong and I am weak, so I can't fight hard. This Qing army was originally very strong, and its combat power was several times that of our Ming official army, and it was divided into three roads, but it was more than 10,000 more than the total number of our army. ”

"Yes, Lord Lu, in my opinion, Lord Lu should ask the court to pull out more soldiers and horses, at least more than double the number of soldiers and horses of the Qing army, so that our army can barely fight with the Qing army." Yang Guozhu also interjected worriedly.

Listening to the words of the three of them, the corners of Lu Xiang's mouth rose and a wry smile welled up.

As the governor, he also hung the title of marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, how could he not know the truth that he could not hit a stone with a weak attack. It's just that now I have made a promise to the emperor to defeat the Qing army, and this trip to troubled waters will continue no matter what.

As for asking for more soldiers and horses from the imperial court, Lu Xiangsheng could only hope that Yang Sichang would transfer back those bandit troops and let them obey his command, and secondly, he hoped to get reinforcements from Liaodong to strengthen his own strength, but these two items, if you want to do it, it is basically impossible.

Because, up to now, Yang Sichang, Xiong Wencan and others are extremely dissatisfied with their own policy of resolutely resisting the enemy, and these bandit soldiers and horses under the command of Yang Sichang can be said to be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses in the name of him, but he basically has no right to mobilize. What's more, this villain, Yang Sichang, may even hope that he will be defeated, so as to show the emperor how correct his policy of seeking peace with the Qing people is.

As for the Liaodong soldiers and horses, because now Huang Taiji is leading the troops to oppress Jinzhou and Ningyuan, these Liaodong soldiers and horses do not dare to be transferred to the Guannei at all. Even if Huang Taiji retreats, the Liaodong soldiers and horses who enter the customs to rescue will only obey the dispatch of the eunuch Gao Qiqian according to the emperor's arrangement. And that Gao Qiqian is the same as Yang Sichang, who is bent on seeking peace with the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, this Liaodong soldier and horse, falling into the hands of this person, is absolutely impossible to count on.

A sad mood permeated Lu Xiangsheng's heart.

In this calamitous Ming Dynasty, at the time of this national crisis, the civil and military officials of the entire imperial court still had selfish intentions from top to bottom, and only focused on their own small calculations, and regarded national affairs as nothing. There are even many villains, who are sinister, beggar-thy-neighbor, betraying friendly troops without feeling ashamed, and betraying the country to seek glory and being complacent, which is really embarrassing!

And at the time of this group of officials' personal infighting, the Ming Empire, which was already deeply accumulated, maybe, will really only go to complete decline in endless civil strife.

Lu Xiangsheng's heart was in turmoil, and he didn't realize that he sighed again.

"Governor Lu, there is a word below, may you say it directly?" Liu Wenxiu, who had not spoken, interjected in a low voice.

"Wenxiu, it's okay for you to talk about it."

"Lord Lu, with all due respect, our army is now limited in strength, and the Qing army is too strong, and Lord Lu's plan is difficult to implement for a while." Liu Wenxiu frowned and arched his hand: "In my opinion, it is better to not fight head-on with the Qing army for the time being, as Lord Li said." ”

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng pull down his face, Liu Wenxiu hurriedly added: "Lord Lu, if you can't lure the enemy to Shandong from Lord Li's advice, our army should also hold on to the city in Zhuozhou, and block the enemy with the city, so that more reinforcements can arrive before fighting with the Qing army." In the next shallow view, please Governor Lu to take care of it. ”

Lu Xiangsheng listened to Liu Wenxiu's words and fell silent.

He had to admit that Liu Wenxiu's analysis was very reasonable.

Under the premise that the enemy is obviously strong and I am weak, it is the best choice to hold on to the city, if the strong want to go out to fight with the Qing army, then I may really only hit the stone with an egg.

And if Zhuozhou can be defended, then, with these 20,000 soldiers and horses in hand, Zhuozhou City will definitely be able to defend the city of Zhuozhou. It is equivalent to firmly laying a nail that is difficult to pull out on the road of the Qing army's southward movement, which can definitely greatly delay the speed of the Qing army's southward movement. Then, when the soldiers and horses from all over the country finally arrived, it would be much better to face off with the Qing army.

Lu Xiangsheng was not a stubborn and pedantic person, and after listening to the opinions of the generals, he quickly made a judgment.

"What you say is reasonable, now our army is limited, and it is difficult to have foreign aid, in order to preserve strength, waiting for more soldiers and horses to arrive. Just as Wen Xiuzhi suggested, the whole army of soldiers and horses, from tomorrow, will enter Zhuozhou, and then rely on the city to defend and resist the Qing army! ”

"Order!"

Wang Puhu, Yang Guozhu, and Liu Wenxiu knelt down on one knee and received orders loudly.

The next day, Lu Xiangsheng led the soldiers and horses, left from the Yongding Gate of the capital, and went all the way south to Zhuozhou.

The army was not far away, and something that Lu Xiangsheng never expected happened.

That is, Yang Sichang sent people to catch up with Lu Xiangsheng's army in the name of the military department, saying that he had obtained the emperor's consent, and in order to strengthen the garrison of the Beijing division, he wanted to forcibly transfer the soldiers and horses of Wang Pubu and Liu Wenxiu's troops, and used them for other purposes.

Lu Xiangsheng, who heard the news, was almost stunned.

After carefully reading the edict stamped with the emperor's seal, he screamed, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person shook and fell under the horse.