Zhu Youzhen said lightly: "In order to defend Liaoxi, isn't it ridiculous to lose Shandong?" ”

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After a long time, Wang Chengen said: "Shengshang, Xingguo Bo does not seem to have the ambition to covet the unification. The starting point of what he did in Tianjin was also kind. The collection of merchant taxes and taxes from the gentry are both practical things to revitalize the finances. ”

Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "No matter what he thinks, but he attacked Sanfu to kill the governor and destroy the prefect, and he started killing in Tianjin. In doing so, this trend of splitting the territory has emerged. This development is really worrying. ”

Wang Chengen bowed and didn't dare to say more.

Zhu Youzhen said lightly: "Then pass the secret edict to Hong Chengchou, so that he can easily not let Li Zhi go to the battlefield." It was really a last resort that Li Zhi's tiger master was used. ”

Wang Chengen sang: "The emperor is shengming! ”

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After uprooting the Qing army camp on Bijia Mountain, Hong Chengchou led more than 50,000 troops to the north.

Hong Chengchou was known for his prudence in governing the army. The army stopped and went, sending scout detectives from all sides to find information within a radius of dozens of miles, and they were very cautious. Finally, on February 3, they arrived at Tower Hill Castle.

In Tashan City, there are 60,000 troops sent by Hong Chengchou to support before. Knowing that Hong Chengchou had pulled out the Qing army camp and thrown the army to come, the generals of Tashan welcomed ten miles out of the city and greeted them outside the city.

There were a lot of reinforcements in Tashan City, and there was no danger of being attacked by the Qing army. At this time, those who came out of the city to welcome were Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of the Jizhen Central Association, Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the Jizhen East Association, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Wang Tingchen, the chief soldier of Liaodong. The other lieutenant generals, staff generals, are even more numerous, and they can't be counted.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Yang Sichang levied additional salaries from the world, and then used the tax money collected to train the general soldiers of each town. At this time, it was already the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and the soldiers and horses in each town had been trained. The strength of each general army has swelled, and a battalion of soldiers and horses can easily reach 10,000 people, and there are often several Chinese army generals in the battalion.

For example, there are more than 10,000 people under the command of Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the ASEAN Association. Some time ago, Cao Bianjiao led 3,000 elite cavalry to trek thousands of miles to quickly support Tashan and defend Tashan City. The other infantry under his command arrived one after another, and when they all arrived, they had 12,000 troops, the largest number of soldiers and horses in Tashan City.

The commanders had more soldiers and horses in their battalions, and their power swelled. As in the past, there were fewer and fewer cases in which the general army could not control the generals and guerrillas in a town.

Hong Chengchou rode to the front of the general soldiers, bowed his hand and said: "You guys are guarding the city in Tashan, it's hard work!" ”

The generals hurriedly bowed down and shouted:

"The governor broke the thief camp and came here, and it was even more hard!"

"Why do you have to wait for 60,000 people to guard the small city?"

However, although the general soldiers were respectful, none of them knelt on the ground and bowed.

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the general soldiers were not only stronger than before, but also greatly improved their status. The Ming Dynasty's tradition of literature and martial arts is getting weaker and weaker.

For example, when Hong Chengchou was the governor of Jiliao, he stipulated the implementation of the law of continuous punishment and control: "All the battalions under the jurisdiction of the governor, the supervising army, and the military garrison shall be under the unified dispatch and command of the chief military officer of the town guard when defending the city and fighting, so as to concentrate the power." Those who fail in the battle without mutual assistance will be punished by the generals of each battalion. ”

That is to say, during the battle, the governor, the supervising army, and the military garrison must listen to the general army.

Li Zhi rode behind Hong Chengchou, and was watching Hong Chengchou and the generals politely, but saw Cao Bianjiao walking towards him excitedly, bowing and bowing, and shouting: "The army of Xingguo Bo is here, it is really reassuring!" ”

Li Zhi smiled, and said to Cao Bianjiao: "General Xiao Cao fought hard in Tashan and defended the city, and made a meritorious contribution!" ”

Cao Bianjiao laughed and said: "Although killing Tartars is enjoyable, it is not as good as fighting with Xingguo Bo in Shuzhong!" ”

Seeing Cao Bianjiao coming over to greet Li Zhi, the other general soldiers also moved over and saluted Li Zhi.

"A certain is the general soldier of Liaodong, Wang Tingchen, who has seen Xingguobo."

"It's Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of the Jizhen Central Association! I heard that Xing Guobo killed more than 2,000 Qing soldiers with a cannon on Beacon Mountain! ”

"Shanhaiguan General Soldier Ma Ke has seen Xingguobo, Xingguobo Bijia Mountain broke the camp of the Tartar Beledudu, and its prestige is even more prosperous!"

Li Zhi returned the salute and said with a smile: "The small battle in the mountainous area of Bijia, why worry about it?" ”

When all the general soldiers heard this, they looked at each other for a while, and they were all saying in their hearts that this Li Zhi was crazy, and he killed more than 2,000 Qing soldiers and said that "it is not enough to worry about it". What are the other general soldiers who have not made any achievements?

However, thinking of Li Zhi's achievements in capturing and beheading 10,000 people at Fanjiazhuang and Qingshankou a few years ago, the general soldiers felt that 2,000 Qing soldiers seemed to be nothing to Li Zhi. This Li Zhi's combat power of soldiers and horses is really too demonic.

After greeting each other for a while, they went to Tashan City.

Tower Hill City is not large, it is a small city with a circumference of four miles. This city is located in the middle of the Ningjin defense line, is a strategic place, the city is built tall: the city wall is seven feet high, there are 1,537 battlements, there are 17 enemy towers in the whole city, and there are urn cities in all four city gates. There is a moat outside the city, which is more than three feet wide.

Everyone marched to the gate of the city, and Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor of the Jinzhou front, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and other civilian officials stood at the gate of the city to greet Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi.

As soon as Zhang Ruoqi saw Hong Chengchou, he arched his hand and said: "The governor is finally here, and now I and more than 100,000 troops have gathered in Tashan, and we can go straight to Jinshan and fight to the death with Dongnu!" ”

Hearing Zhang Ruoqi's words, Hong Chengchou's face darkened.

Geumsan wants to help, but when and how to help, it has not yet been decided. This Zhang Ruoqi came up and urged Hong Chengchou to go straight to Huanglong, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to relieve the crisis in Jinzhou. His words can be regarded as overstepping his authority.

Hong Chengchou secretly thought to himself: Zhang Ruoqi is a supervisor sent by the Son of Heaven, is it difficult for the Son of Heaven to raise soldiers' salaries, food and grass, and it also has the meaning of urging the army to fight quickly?

Hong Chengchou turned over and dismounted, and said to Zhang Ruoqi: "What the prison army said is reasonable, but the Tartars are cunning, how we rescue Jinzhou, we still have to think in the long run, and we can't rush forward lightly!" ”

Zhang Ruoqi had never been in the military and had no combat experience. Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, he laughed, stopped arguing with Hong Chengchou, and walked to Li Zhi instead.

"Xingguobo broke the Tartar Beledudu in Beacon Mountain, which is really majestic!"

Li Zhigui is the uncle of Xingguo, and he has an immortal strong soldier in his hand, and his status is very different from that of other general soldiers. Li Zhi rode a horse and followed behind Hong Chengchou, faintly protesting with Hong Chengchou. After Zhang Ruoqi and Hong Chengchou said hello, they immediately came up to talk to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi jumped off his horse and said with a smile: "The prison army is too famous, it's not worth mentioning!" ”

Zhang Ruoqi smiled and said: "Jinzhou has been besieged for several months, and it is in danger, and it is necessary to rely on Xingguo Bo to bravely kill the enemy and break through the enemy siege!" ”

Li Zhi saw that Zhang Ruoqi hinted that he would support Jinzhou at full speed, laughed and did not answer.

Liaodong Governor Qiu Minyang and other civil officials came up to greet Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi. The group of people exchanged pleasantries for a while before walking into the city.