"Zu Shuai, you can count it!"

At the north gate of Jinzhou City, He Kegang led Zhang Cunren and more than ten generals of all sizes to stand down to greet Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang who had just arrived from Ningyuan.

Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang were originally ordered by Sun Chengzong to come to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, but they only learned that the siege of Jinzhou had been solved a few days ago. However, since he has already set off, of course it is impossible to return like this, not to mention that Sun Chengzong also asked Zu Dashou to lead his troops to be stationed on the line between Jinzhou and the Daling River to strengthen the defensive forces on the Jinzhou front.

Wu Xiang was still a little worried, and he didn't know how to defeat the Qing army to relieve the siege of Jinzhou.

Zu Dashou rode a tall horse, with bright armor and majestic style, and frequently waved to the Jinzhou defenders who came to greet them.

In the fifth year of Xuande, Ningyuan City (now Xingcheng, Liaoning) was built, and Zu Qing, an officer originally from Anhui, led his family to move here, multiplying from generation to generation, and inherited the military position of Ningyuan Guard in the Ming Dynasty and continued to improve, becoming the Ningyuan Wang clan.

This ancestor is the ancestor of Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou was an official in the first year of Taichang, and was appointed as a guerrilla in Jingdongying, and was commended by Xiong Tingbi in Jingluo. In the first year of the Apocalypse, he was a subordinate of Wang Huazhen, the governor of Guangning (North Town, Liaoning), and served as a guerrilla in the Chinese army.

In the third year of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan built the Ningyuan City Wall, and Zu Dashou was responsible for the Ningyuan City Project, making the city wall taller and thicker, and strengthening the defensive function. Since then, Zu Dashou has been following Yuan Chonghuan to guard Liaodong, stationed in Ningyuan, and has successively achieved "Ningyuan Victory" and "Ningjin Victory", which is famous.

In the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty appointed Yuan Chonghuan to supervise Liaodong. In June of the lunar calendar of the same year, Zu Dashou was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Forward, and the seal of the Liaodong Striker General was stationed in Jinzhou.

Huang Taiji fought Jinzhou and Ningyuan, so he changed his strategy, and led an army of 100,000 troops from the direction of Mongolia to attack the Great Wall in the tenth lunar month of the second year of Chongzhen, and fought until the city of Beijing.

At that time, the main force of the Ming Dynasty army was stationed outside the Shanhai Pass, and Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly led his ancestor Dashou to aid the city of Beijing, and fought a fierce battle with Huang Taiji outside the Guangqu Gate. Huang Taiji, who was alone in the depths, was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan would attack with the inside and outside of Beijing, so he had to withdraw his troops and leave, and laid out a counter-plan before leaving.

Emperor Chongzhen sent Yuan Chonghuan to prison to ask for guilt, Zu Dashou was both cold and angry, led his troops to the east, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to let Yuan Chonghuan write a letter to recruit Zu Dashou, Sun Chengzong also sent an envoy to comfort, asking Zu Dashou to make meritorious atonement for Yuan Chonghuan's crimes, Zu Dashou returned to Guannei, and in the spring of this year under the command of Sun Chengzong recovered Luanzhou, Yongping and stationed in Ningyuan.

This time Jinzhou was besieged, Zu Dashou was ordered to rescue, I thought there would be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect it to be solved, I couldn't help but feel very comfortable, looked at He Kegang and smiled: "Kegang, our brothers have reunited!" ”

"Yes, since I said goodbye in Yongping in April, Ke Gang hasn't seen Zu Shuai for a few months, Zu Shuai is in good health?" He Kegang also said with a smile.

"Well, it's okay, we're all rough guys, and that little injury last time was nothing." Zu Dashou was hit by an arrow in the enemy's left shoulder in the battle to recover Yongping, and after several months of recovery and recuperation, he was already unharmed.

Zu Dashou, accompanied by He Kegang, Zhang Cunren and others, rode into Jinzhou City and came to the camp of the Chinese army. Zu Dashou's younger brother Zu Dale and Zu Dacheng, the family general Zu Kuan, the eldest son Zu Zerun, the second son Zu Zepu, the fourth son Zu Zeqing and other generals all entered with them, and the 9,000 soldiers and horses they brought and the 2,000 soldiers led by Wu Xiang were stationed in the Jinzhou barracks to rest.

Zu Dashou unceremoniously sat down in the main seat of the military tent in the big camp, He Kegang and Wu Xiang sat on the left and right, and the other generals also sat down in two columns.

Zu Dashou glanced around at the generals, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, took a closer look, and said, "What about Tianlu?" This kid, why don't I see anyone else when I come? ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent. He Kegang calmed down his nervousness and said, "Zu Shuai, General Liu, he ...... I can't come. ”

"Oh? What is that kid up to? Did you fall in love with a young lady again, and she didn't come to see me anymore, hum, see if I don't pick his skin. Zu Dashou said so, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, obviously Liu Tianlu's relationship with him was extraordinary.

"Zu Shuai, he ...... General Liu...... It's ...... dead," He Kegang said in a low voice.

"What!" Zu Dashou Huo Ran stood up, forced to look at He Kegang, and said coldly: "Kegang, what's going on?" ”

He Kegang had cold sweat on his forehead, as a comrade who had fought with Zu Dashou for many years, he naturally knew that the relationship between Zu Dashou and Liu Tianlu was extremely close, even surpassing the relationship between Zu Dashou and his adopted son Zu Kefa.

Why did Zu Dashou favor Liu Tianlu? Speaking of which, there is a part of the past.

Liu Tianlu's family is also a small tyrant in Liaodong, in this year of war and chaos, it is not enough to be rich, you have to be powerful, how can you be powerful? The best way is to join the army, accumulate military merits, and lead the troops.

Zu Dashou was only a guerrilla of the Chinese army at that time, and he was a lower-level officer under the command of Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, there was a second ancestor Dashou's troops in the area of Guangning and Tatars encountered, when the whole army of thousands of people was almost wiped out, Zu Dashou and Liu Tianlu were also captured by the Tatars, but on the way, Liu Tianlu took out the ancestral treasures he carried, bribed one of the Qing troops in charge of guarding them, the former Ming Dynasty surrendered to the past, and the two escaped from death.

But no one knows about this matter, even He Kegang or even Yuan Chonghuan doesn't know. But what people know is that since then, Zu Dashou has always trusted and even valued Liu Tianlu very much, and almost had to be brothers with Liu Tianlu, but later the two did not marry because of some other things.

But in the eyes of everyone, Zu Dashou and Liu Tianlu have a good relationship to the point where they can almost share the same woman.

At this time, I was shocked to hear that Liu Tianlu died suddenly, how could Zu Dashou not be shocked?

He Kegang's throat moved, and he said with difficulty: "Zu Shuai, everyone has come from afar, you must be hungry and tired, please go to eat and rest first, and wash the dust." At this time, the generals in the account are gathered, and there are many people, so He Kegang will inevitably have scruples.

Zu Dashou thought about it and knew that the matter was very important, so he nodded and said, "Okay!" Then Da Le, Da Cheng and Ze Run stay, and everyone else will go out to eat first, and Cunren will also stay. ”

All the generals went out to eat, and only a few people such as Zu Dashou and He Kegang were left in the account.

He Kegang said: "Zu Shuai, General Liu...... Colluded with the Tartar Bel Azig and was killed on the battlefield by the general Mo Li. He explained the whole story in detail.

Zu Dashou frowned, listened to He Kegang for a while, and suddenly slapped the table and said angrily: "Where is this Mo Li now?" Extremely daring! It's just daring! Killing Shangguan without permission, does he still have military law in his eyes?! ”

He Kegang wiped his cold sweat and said: "Zu Shuai, the last general has already ordered Mo Li to be put in prison and wait for Zu Shuai to deal with it." He should be severely punished for his disrespectful elders, but this Mo Li was also angry for a while, and asked Zu Shuai to ...... lightly."

Zu Dashou interrupted him and said, "No! This Mo Li acted recklessly, killed officials without permission, and corrupted military discipline, and must be severely punished! Pass my order, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the madman Mo will be beheaded from the West Market! ”