"Lord Lu, how long are we going to shrink here? The brothers below have been waiting impatiently, and they have tried to come to you several times to theorize, but they have been suppressed by me. But if it drags on like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it back! Hua Xian stared at the silent Lu Zhen in front of him with blazing eyes, and his tone was quite unkind.

What he said was also true, because their group had been hiding in Caozhuang for more than ten days. Every day, they could hear the sound of killing coming from Beijing, and at night, they could even faintly see the light of the fires there, and it was obvious that the defenders of Beijing were fighting to the death against the Tartars day and night.

But their elite battalion, the soldiers and horses who should be on the front line of defending the city, have been hiding in this small village, not to mention killing the enemy and serving the country, even if they are out of the village, they are strictly forbidden, this sense of grievance is really unbearable for those soldiers below, and there are constantly people asking for war in front of Hua Xian, and even some people have made trouble more than one or two times.

Hua Xian, as the commander of the Beijing camp, still has a clear priority, so he has always helped Lu Zhen to appease the hearts of the soldiers under him. But now, after such a long time and no change has been made, he finally couldn't hold back and went directly to Lu Jin to ask for an explanation.

To be honest, that is, the status of the military attache in the DPRK and China is not inferior to that of the civilian official before he dares to speak like this, if it is a few decades later, even if his status is a few levels higher, in front of Lu Jin, a civilian official who has long been given the command of the whole army, he will not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, let alone be so presumptuous.

Lu Zhen was not angry because of his bad words, but frowned and said: "Please also ask General Hua to tell everyone not to be impatient, the capital will definitely be fine." What we have to do now is to wait patiently, and when the Tartars have suffered a great loss and retired from the army under the city of Beijing, it will be time for us to make meritorious contributions. ”

"Hmph, Lord Lu, you are really optimistic. Nowadays, most of the defenders in Beijing are prepared soldiers from other provinces, and most of them have never even been on the battlefield, so how can you assume that they will be able to withstand the continuous onslaught of the Tartars? And now they are constantly attacking the city day and night, and even if we are replaced, we may not be able to hold out. Until now, you are still talking about the back road of the tartars, which is really ridiculous! Hua Xian was obviously in a hurry, and there was no room for any room between his words, which was extremely mean.

Lu Jin was not angry because of this disdainful speech, but was stunned in his heart, he did seem to take things too seriously. He relied on his understanding of history and knew that the Ming Dynasty would never lose this battle to defend Beijing, so he dared to bet on it, but these people in front of him were not traversers, and they naturally felt worried when they saw this situation.

Moreover, because of his own appearance, this history has already changed in many details, will it affect the defense of Beijing this time because of the butterfly effect? If Beijing is really broken because of its own interference, the consequences will be terrible!

Seeing that Lu Jin's face changed slightly, as if he was moved by what he said, Hua Xian stepped forward again and said, "Lord Lu, I came today not only to ask for your opinion, but also to express my attitude. If you still refuse to send troops to rescue Beijing, then I will take my brothers there, and even if something goes wrong, I will bear it! ”

"You ......" Lu Jin was immediately annoyed, couldn't help but stand up, and wanted to say something serious. However, after making eye contact with this person and facing his unflinching appearance, the cruel words that came to his lips were not said in the end.

He could see that the other party was really determined to move, and this was not something that could be changed by a few words of his own. After pausing for a moment, Lu Jincai sighed: "General Hua, can't you endure it for a few more days?" I've endured it for more than ten days, and it's not bad for these days. If I expected it to be true, the turnaround would have been within four or five days. ”

"Lord Lu, we have been waiting for more than ten days, and this is the limit of the patience of the brothers. Beijing is our home, and our families are among them, and if we don't contribute to this war, even if we win, we won't be able to raise our heads when we go back, let alone the situation in Beijing is so dangerous now. Hua Xian's attitude softened slightly, but his decision to send troops did not waver in the slightest.

Finally, after looking at the other party for a long time, Lu Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, since you are bent on doing so, there is no way for the official." However, you must agree to two conditions before you send my troops. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhen finally nodded and gave in, Hua Xian's spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly said, "You say." As long as you are willing to let us send troops, not to mention the two conditions, it is twenty, and I will rely on it. To be honest, he was also afraid that Lu Zhen would strongly oppose it, after all, when he left the city, the imperial court completely handed over the command to this civil official.

Lu Zhen looked at him and said: "First, it's still daytime, and it is extremely unfavorable for us to move troops at this time, so even if we want to attack, we have to pick it at night." At that time, the Tartars were either resting or launching an attack on Beijing, and as long as we seized the opportunity, we would definitely be able to gain something. ”

Hua Xian thought about it for a while, then nodded and agreed: "Yes." He also understood that although these two thousand soldiers and horses were all elites, it was quite risky to really rush and kill the Mengda camp.

"Second, the arrangements that we were working on before are coming to an end, and we must finish them before that." Lu Zhen said the second condition: "At the same time, as agreed before, there are still people over there." Well, I'll only need five hundred men, and the others can take you with you. ”

"You...... Lord Lu, why do you always insist on this......" Hua Xian suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, at this time, the other party was still thinking about cutting the enemy's back road, which really made him feel a little inexplicable.

But Lu Jin's attitude at this time was very resolute: "If General Hua refuses to even allow this, then I will not allow you to take the troops out." If you insist on going your own way, you will kill me with one sword, and then you will have the final say on the entire army and horses! As he spoke, he closed his eyes, his head stalked, and put on a look of letting it go.

It is said that most of the soldiers are hooligans, but if they are really more capable than the hooligans, the scholars are much better than the soldiers. After seeing Lu Jin's posture, Hua Xian was really helpless. Either they just ignore Lu Zhen completely, but how can they explain afterwards? Or, you have to compromise.

After some weighing, he finally chose to compromise: "Since Lord Lu has said everything to this point, I have no choice but to obey." Man, I can hand it over to you, but you have to promise that you will not be hindered after tonight. ”

"Although I, Lu Jin, don't dare to say anything, I have always been good at what I say, as long as you are willing to cooperate, I will naturally not regret it." Lu Zhen immediately said. Although the manpower has been reduced by 60%, it is still better than nothing.

After Hua Xian left, Lu Jin sat back in his chair after a long sigh, looking extremely tired. In fact, in the past ten days, the pressure on his body has been heavier than that of those soldiers, but they have never seen it on his face.

Only Qingler, who has always been by his side, can always see the tension and exhaustion in him, and it is also average at this time. After enduring it for a while, he finally couldn't help it and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what are you trying to do with such persistence?" ”

When Lu Zhen looked at him, he continued: "If Beijing is really lost, my lord, the crime of supporting troops but not rescuing them is not small. And if it is as your lord expected, we will win, and your subsequent killing of the enemy is just icing on the cake, and what impact will it have on the overall situation? The villain is stupid, and he really can't think of a reason. ”

Lu Zhen pinched his eyebrows with his hand, relieved the pressure in his heart, and then said softly: "If Beijing is really lost, naturally everything will be closed, and I won't mention it." But if we hold Beijing and force the Tartars back, our unexpected army will be of great use.

"Let me ask you, if the Tartars really hit a wall under the city of Beijing and retreat back to the north, who will suffer more losses? Who will be more confident afterwards? ”

"This ...... Naturally, it's a tartar. After all, they have defeated hundreds of thousands of our Ming elites before, and even if they fail to capture Beijing this time, it is difficult to change this fact if they encounter a small setback. Zingler was quick to give his opinion.

Lu Zhen nodded approvingly: "That's right, that's what I'm worried about." Even if we were able to hold Beijing and repel the Tartars this time, the relationship between us and the enemy would have been completely reversed since then. Our Ming Dynasty and them are no longer the same relationship as before, and the Tartars who have enough confidence will be more unscrupulous in the future, which is really not a blessing in the world. ”

"So, what do you mean?" Qinggel had vaguely guessed Lu Jin's intentions.

The latter did exactly what he thought: "Therefore we must not only win this battle, but also inflict great casualties on the Tartars, and make them fearful." But it is not enough to defend and counterattack in Beijing, and we must use some extraordinary means. And that's what we exist. Although this army is not numerous, it is a surprise, and they are all musketeers of the cavalry, plus the mines that have been laid, as long as they seize the opportunity, they can kill the Tartars by surprise. It's a pity...... Hua Xian and the others don't have this patience after all, and it seems that it is difficult to achieve the goal this time. ”

After listening to Lu Jin's words, Qinggele also felt deeply pity. But in his opinion, in fact, Hua Xian's idea is not too wrong, after all, Beijing is the most important place, that is the fundamental, and the calculation here is just the end.

Only a prophet like Lu Jin, who believes that history will not change, would bet on this!