Li Zhi did not kneel and bow to Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou didn't know if he had heard the news www.biquge.info of Li Zhi's defeat of Yang Sichang, and he didn't care about Li Zhi's "rudeness", as if it should have been like this, and talked and laughed with Li Zhi.

After Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi said a few words, he pointed to the middle-aged man wearing a three-grade civil official uniform next to him and said: "This is the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the imperial history, and the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting. ”

Li Zhi arched his hand and said, "Li Zhi has seen Sun Junmen. ”

That Sun Chuanting is a middle-aged man with a sharp face and a long beard, although he is middle-aged, he is still a talent, and he is a little arrogant. He looked Li Zhi up and down, but he didn't care if Li Zhi knelt or not, but just praised: "The chief soldier is so young!" How can you fight so hard? The battle of Fanjiazhuang is really amazing! ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Sun Junmen has won the prize!" ”

Sun Chuanting stroked his beard and said, "Why should the chief soldier be polite to Sun Chuanting? Sun Chuanting likes the border generals who are good at fighting the most, and I am straightforward to the few generals under my command who can fight, and I never meet them. For example, this kneeling salute, the chief soldier under my command, He Renlong, and the guerrilla Gao Jie never did it when they saw me! ”

This Sun Chuanting's words were full of sharpness. Li Zhi secretly said that these sharp and free words did not seem to be said by a governor, but this person was different from the dull Ming civil official.

Li Zhi had heard that just a few months ago, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou had ambushed them with heavy troops in the southern plains of Tongguan, so that the army of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, was almost completely annihilated, and Li Zicheng only broke through with 18 cavalry. After this battle, Li Zicheng hibernated Shang Luoshan and did not dare to come out again.

In this way, this Sun Chuanting is a wise and warlike civil official.

Li Zhi arched his hand and said, "The two pommel horses are tired! Take a break in the last general's barracks? Li Zhi prepared a banquet for the two! ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Don't bother the general soldiers, this official will go to camp." When the official's camp is set up, he will summon the general army to discuss the matter? ”

That Hong Chengchou seemed to be a little jealous of Li Zhi, and even summoned Li Zhi to discuss the matter and asked Li Zhi if he was willing.

Li Zhi said: "This is right, the governor will come to summon me when the time comes!" ”

Hong Chengchou said "yes" at this time, and left with Sun Chuanting, leading his troops to camp by the small river three miles away.

When it was time to eat in the evening, Hong Chengchou sent a counselor to invite him to Li Zhi's camp and invite Li Zhi to Hong Chengchou's military camp for dinner.

When he arrived at Hong Chengchou's barracks, Li Zhi found that in addition to Hong and Sun, several Qin army commanders, generals, and guerrillas were already sitting in front of their respective cases, and they would have dinner together just waiting for Li Zhi to come. Seeing this, Li Zhi arched his hand and said, "Li Zhi is late!" ”

Hong Chengchou pointed to a desk on his left and said, "The chief soldier is just right, please take a seat!" ”

Li Zhi looked at the desk and found that the desk was placed second only to Hong Chengchou's main position, and it was arranged opposite Sun Chuanting's desk. Looking at Hong Chengchou's posture, he put himself above the general soldiers and put himself in the position of protesting with Sun Chuanting.

Li Zhi now has 10,000 strong soldiers outside, and he has the favor of the Son of Heaven inside, even a governor like Sun Chuanting has to sit on an equal footing with Li Zhi.

Li Zhi gave in for a moment and said, "How can the last general sit in front of Sun Junmen..."

Sun Chuanting laughed and said: "The general soldier first beheaded Yang Guli, and then beheaded Yue Tuo, who is famous all over the world, what is it to be on an equal footing with this official?" Take your seats! ”

Li Zhi walked across from Sun Chuanting and sat down cross-legged.

After a while, the wine and food were served by the soldiers.

The wine and food that came up were so simple that Li Zhi was taken aback.

It is said that the governor, the governor and the general soldiers eat together, although it cannot always be bird's nest, shark's fin, donkey meat and abalone, but mutton, pork and soju should always be available. But all Hong Chengchou's personal soldiers brought up was a big bowl of white rice, a plate of green vegetables, and a few pieces of dried fish. Next to these shabby meals is a bowl of turbid wine, which is sour and light, and I am afraid it is not as good as the rice wine brewed at home by the people of the capital.

Li Zhi frowned slightly when he saw this humble wine and food.

When Li Zhi's several Qin army commanders saw such wine and food, their index fingers moved. From time to time, they took a sip of the sour wine and grinned, looking like they were enjoying it. Obviously, their diet on a daily basis is worse than that.

It is said that the Qin army is bitter, but when Li Zhi saw it today, he knew how bitter it was.

It is said that the military salary of the Ming Dynasty is overstretched, and today I saw the suffering of the Qin army in person, and I knew how short of money the Ming Dynasty was.

Hong Chengchou looked at Li Zhi's eyes and said with a wry smile: "This shabby wine and food made the chief soldier smile." However, the sergeants of our Qin army can't eat enough, they can't wear warm winter clothes, and they have to go into battle to kill thieves in hunger and cold. As commanders, we and other officers do not dare to fish and meat, and lose their trust in the soldiers! ”

Hong Chengchou raised the wine bowl and said loudly: "The first time I see General Li, we officers of the Qin Army, we salute General Soldier together!" ”

The generals raised their wine glasses and raised their glasses to Li Zhi together.

Li Zhi secretly said that this Hong Chengchou is also a hard-working general, and he doesn't know why he will surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the future. Li Zhi picked up his wine glass and drank a bowl of sour wine with the officers of the Qin army, and then asked, "How are the governors going to fight against Dongnu?" ”

Hong Chengchou took a sip of wine and said loudly: "Now that Dongnu has abandoned the siege of Jinan, he is driving the looted people and animals to retreat to Qingshankou. Dongnu walked from Jinan to Qingshankou and must pass through Tianjin. Chen Xinjia's soldiers and horses had already gone to Tianjin a few days ago, ready to hold on to Tianjin! ”

"There are many forts near Tianjin, which can be fortified. If the Dongnu line to Tianjin is loose, we can rush out of the fortress and intercept it for a while. It's a place to attack and defend. My Qin army of 50,000 and Li's total army of 9,000 people, a total of 60,000 people, why don't we also go to Tianjin to meet Chen Xinjia and defend together? ”

When Li Zhi heard Hong Chengchou's words, he realized that he had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the Qing army, and was only preparing to guard the fortress in Tianjin to harass the passing Qing army.

Isn't this sending the Qing army out of the customs?

This Hong Chengchou also shrank back against the Shangqing Army and did not dare to fight.

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "There will be a plan in the end!" ”

"How?"

Li Zhi said: "Since Dongnu is going to Qingshankou, the last general wants to dig a trench and set a trap in Qingshankou with the army of the governor, and guard the place where Dongnu must pass. When Dongnu arrives there, he will be determined to get out of the customs, so he can only fight with me and wait for a bloody battle. Relying on those trench traps, our army will be victorious! ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, the generals of the Qin army fell silent for a while, and none of them spoke.

And the East Slave field?

That Jiannu is all born in Jianzhou's savages, born by fishing and hunting in the white mountains and black waters, fighting with swords and bows and horses every day and fighting with wild beasts, a twenty-year-old Tartar is a warrior who has practiced swords, bows and horses for twenty years. The combat effectiveness of these people is not comparable to that of the Ming army, which only practices once every few days. When the Ming army met the Qing army in the field, it was necessary to have four or five times the number of people who dared to fight.

However, now Dolgon's army numbered 70,000.

This is really not good with the Qing army's strategy of field warfare. (To be continued.) )