Mo Li frowned slightly, glanced at Gao Qiqian, and saw that he also had a puzzled look on his face, which did not seem to be fake, and then he calmed down and said, "Who are you?" ”

"General Yumo, the humble surname is Zhou Yuji, he is the general flag of the Zhenwei battalion in Beijing, and there is something I want to ask the general to fulfill!" Zhou Yuji said, and also knelt down on one knee, clenching his hands into fists.

Mo Li was stunned, he had heard of Zhou Yuji's name, in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji led the cavalry to fight with the Qing soldiers in Yangliuqing for three days and three nights, defeating the Manchu cavalry, creating a rare example of winning more with less in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and became famous for a while.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji led his troops to fight with Li Zicheng's peasant army in Shanxi for several days, retreated to Ningwu Pass and continued to defend to the death, preferring to die unyieldingly, and finally martyred the country, and then Zhou Yuji's wife also died in battle.

I didn't expect this Zhou Yuji to stay under his nose for several months, but it's no wonder that Zhou Yuji is just a small general manager of the Beijing camp at this time, Mo Li is a dignified chief soldier, and he has tens of thousands of people under his hands, where is the time to know those many people one by one. What's more, because of the relationship between Gao Qiqian and Lu Chaoji, Mo Li has always looked down on the people in Jingying, and he rarely paid attention to it.

Pressing the excitement in his heart, Mo Li said loudly: "Excuse me, what's the matter with you?" Hurry up! ”

If it were someone else, it would be basically impossible for a small general to talk directly to the general soldier, so Cao Wenzhao, Ma Jinzhong and others were very strange, and they didn't know why Mo Li would not be so harmonious with a small general manager.

Gao Qiqian was even more surprised, I don't know what this general Zhou Yuji is going to say to Mo Li.

Of course, if it had been someone else, he would have been repelled by Mo Li long ago when the army went on the expedition.

Zhou Yuji stood up and said, "General, the army is leaving for Liaodong, why is there no matter of our Beijing camp?" I also want to go to Liaodong to kill the Tartars! ”

Mo Li was stunned for a moment, glanced at Gao Qiqian, and said: "It stands to reason that your Beijing camp belongs to the direct dispatch of Gao Gonggong, and this depends on Gao Gonggong's meaning." ”

Gao Qi said in a deep voice: "Zhou Yuji, our Beijing camp still has important tasks, we must return to Beijing immediately to report to the emperor, we will not go to Liaodong, retreat quickly, and do not want to obstruct the army from leaving." ”

How do you know that Zhou Yuji raised his head and said loudly: "Gonggong Gao, now that the Jiannu soldiers are surrounding the Daling River, the border pass is in danger, and I think that there is nothing more important than going to Liaodong to kill the enemy!" The humble position is willing to go to Liaodong with General Mo to resist Jiannu, please ask your father-in-law for permission! ”

Gao Qiqian was stunned, he couldn't help but be angry, and just wanted to open his mouth to rebuke Zhou Yuji, but Mo Li spoke first: "Okay! It is rare that Zhou General always has this ambition to kill the enemy and serve the country, and General Ben also admires it very much! In that case, follow the army and set out! ”

"Yes! Thank you, General! Zhou Yuji was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked him, and then led his own 100 or so people to join the queue of the Pingyang Army, ready to go on the expedition.

Gao Qi was so angry that his subordinates actually ran away with others, and they didn't even listen to their own orders, where did this make him lose face? But he also knows Mo Li's domineering bull temper, and if he falls out with him because of this at this time, he may not be able to do anything.

Besides, Zhou Yuji is willing to take the initiative to ask for his life, and the reason is so high-sounding and justifiable, he can't say that it is wrong for him to protect his family and defend the country!

Mo Li waved his big hand and said loudly: "Let's go!" ”

Nearly 20,000 officers and men of the Pingyang Army immediately set out, 2,000 cavalry opened the way, followed by infantry, charioteers, baggage soldiers and other troops. For a while, the chariot rumbled, the horse's hooves sounded, the flag was like a cloud, the armor was better than the snow, and with a murderous aura, the army marched to the east.

Gao Qiqian also led the Beijing battalion soldiers to follow behind the army. After Lu Chaoji's death, Zhang Quanan, the new commander of the Zhenwei Battalion who succeeded him, was also Gao Qiqian's henchman, and at this time he whispered beside Gao Qiqian: "Gao Gonggong, let's just watch this Pingyang army kidnap Zhou Yuji's gang?" This is also embarrassing, right? ”

Gao Qi glanced at him, and said angrily: "Otherwise, what's the matter?" You're going to get people back? It's brainless! ”

Zhang Quanan was very embarrassed, and said loudly: "This is not what the humble position means, this Pingyang Army is not too deceitful, father-in-law, you go back to ...... with the saint."

"Shut up!" Gao Qiqian was annoyed, and drank and said: "Zhang Quanan, don't talk nonsense!" Otherwise, don't blame our family for being polite! ”

"Yes! Be! Be! Zhang Quanan nodded in fright, and didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Gao Qiqian glared at him, and walked forward with a horse's belly. This Zhang Quanan is really a brainless fool, how can these words be pronounced? And on the march in public? Zhou Yuji doesn't care if he eats inside and out, and he still has such a stupid subordinate who doesn't pull a few people, which is really a sin.

During this period, on the second day of the departure of the army, he received an order from the imperial court to let the Pingyang army go to Liaodong to rescue the Daling River.

With the order of the imperial court, Mo Li was more relieved and down-to-earth, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly to Dalinghe City.

The envoy of the imperial court couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that the order had not yet arrived, but the Pingyang army had already been withdrawn, but he didn't say anything, and simply said some polite words and left.

The river meanders to Jinzhou is not more than a thousand miles, and the road at this time is really a pitfall, all the way to climb the mountains and wade through the water, and travel for ten days before arriving at Beizhili.

On this day, the army walked to the outskirts of Beijing, and suddenly heard someone in front of him, and Mo Li couldn't help frowning. Could it be that there are those who don't open their eyes and dare to come to intercept the Pingyang Army to make trouble?

In Dalinghe City, Zu Dashou and the generals sat in the military tent to discuss countermeasures, all frowning and sighing.

A few days ago, Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, organized Wu Xiang and Song Wei to gather troops to rescue again, and the two general soldiers led their troops to Erlonggang, which was about ten miles away from Dalinghe City, but they were personally led by Huang Taiji to disrupt the formation and be embarrassed.

Subsequently, Azig, Yue Tuo, Dolgon and others led a large army to arrive, and after a period of cover-up, Wu Xiang saw that the situation was not good, and led his troops to retreat again, leaving Song Wei's troops to flee first.

Song Wei was so angry that he vomited blood, and he didn't care about greeting the women of Wu Xiang's family, so he hurriedly led the remnants to break through and retreat to Jinzhou. The third rescue of the Ming army was even more miserably, Song Wei's troops were almost disabled, and Wu Xiang's troops also suffered heavy losses.

Zu Dashou and others learned from the Qing soldiers that Wu Xiang and Song Wei had failed to rescue again, and their hearts suddenly cooled. In addition to his ancestors and horses, Wu Xiang and Song Wei are the most capable of fighting the soldiers and horses of the Ming army in Liaodong, and now they have been defeated in two rescues, who else can they expect to rescue?

Dalinghe City has been out of food for more than a month, and all the soldiers, including He Kegang, Zhang Cunren and others, are so hungry that they are so weak that they can't even walk, let alone go out of the city to kill the enemy.

What to do?