That night, Hong Chengchou quietly left Beijing with Dolgon's secret decree and went straight to Fengyang Mansion in Anhui.

Before leaving, Hong Chengchou specially wrote a letter of gratitude and sent someone to send it to Dolgon. If Wang Shiyuan is a fake, it is just a trip for nothing, if Wang Shiyuan is indeed the prince of Chongzhen, and Hong Chengchou plays the protagonist of "Catch and Release Cao", he can somewhat save some of his reputation on the street, of course, he must thank Dolgon.

Boarding the boat in Tongzhou and following the Grand Canal all the way to the south, Hong Chengchou lived in a simple house every day, thinking non-stop.

How to negotiate with the Western Army, how to grasp the proportions, how to give full play to Zhu Cihuan's greatest role, how to bury nails around him, how to blow the wind outside after the deed is completed, etc., there are still many details to consider, in short, this errand is not difficult to do, but it is not easy to do it beautifully, fortunately, Dolgon gave him the greatest autonomy, as long as it can cause Nanming's internal bar, he can adapt to the situation.

From the bottom of his heart, Hong Chengchou is even more eager to lead the troops into battle, use his abilities and strengths to eliminate the Southern Ming Dynasty, and let all the Han people become Manchu slaves like him, and see who dares to call him a traitor...... But he also knew that Dolgon did not fully trust Dordor and Azig, and it was impossible to let him go out to lead the army, and it would be "the emperor's grace" to make him the minister of the imperial mission.

Perhaps, this is an opportunity to take refuge in Dolgon, in order to eliminate Nanming as much as possible, should you take the initiative to move closer to Dolgon?

No, no, Hanchen must not get involved in the internal struggle of the Manchu royal family, otherwise, no matter whether Dolgon succeeds or not, Hong Chengchou will definitely die without a place to be buried...... Suddenly, he felt unusually irritable. Thinking of the names of Emperor Longwu, Wang Kefan, Zheng Chenggong, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and Jin Shenghuan, my heart was full of hatred.

A small sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts. The maid Qingrou walked in and placed the tea tray in front of Hong Chengchou. After filling the tea cup, he silently blessed him, squatted down and rubbed his legs.

Looking at Qingrou's graceful figure, Hong Chengchou was thoughtful.

"Qingrou, how many years have you been in my house?"

"It's been seven years since I went back to my lord." Qingrou's family died in the war, and was taken in by Hong Chengchou to save their lives.

"The master has an important errand for you, are you willing to go?" Hong Chengchou is old and sophisticated, and he knows that he is an ignorant teenager like Zhu Cihuan, who is sixteen or seventeen years old. The lethality of the young girl is incomparable, as long as she is skillfully arranged, she can place Qingrou by his side.

……

After the summer, the mountains of Ningzhen are dyed green.

As the Ming and Qing armies continued to send reinforcements, the battle around the 177 Heights became more and more intense, attracting everyone's attention.

One-third of the officials of Zhu Yulu's envoy corps were imprisoned in confinement for making trouble, and he personally ran to scold these bold fellows through the door, and turned around and pleaded with Wang Kefan again.

"Tang Laihe, Zhang Hanru and others are important members of the imperial court after all. Also ask the gimbal to leave them with some decency. ”

"What Tang Laihe and the others did, was it ordered by His Highness?" Wang Kefan asked.

"It's not." Zhu Yulu shook his head.

"Have they told Your Highness beforehand?" Wang Kefan asked.

"Not yet." Zhu Yulu then shook his head.

"In that case, why did His Highness intercede for them? When there is a war, military law is the greatest, and they should be punished for breaking military law. Wang Kefan looked into his eyes. said with a smile: "Your Highness represents the Holy Lord and the imperial court, and should have a clear distinction between public and private and strictly abide by the law. If you blindly show your kindness, the villain will inevitably be pampered and arrogant. ”

Zhu Yulu said very seriously: "Yuntai." You are also using strong words, they are just disobeying you. I didn't really break any military law. ”

"Roaring military tents, why isn't it a violation of military law?" The corners of Wang Kefan's mouth curled, and he finally smiled: "Besides, Weichen is the commander of the three armies, and 100,000 Pixiu also need to order one person, they disobey the will of the commander, and it is light to be locked up for only a few days." ”

Zhu Yulu exaggeratedly shouted: "Ha, you are so fierce, if this king disobeys you one day, will he also be confined?" ”

Wang Kefan thought about it seriously and replied: "If this happens, I will be very embarrassed, but it doesn't matter, His Highness must just talk about it, and it won't really embarrass me." ”

"Not necessarily! The lonely king has been a bad temper since he was a child, and I want to give it a try if others say no...... In this way, the Lone King intends to go to the 177 Heights to watch the battle, if Yuntai doesn't agree, he will lock me up with Tang Laihe. Zhu Yulu stood in front of Wang Kefan, with a righteous and awe-inspiring look.

"Oh...... That's a good thing, go ahead. Wang Kefan agreed very simply, like this is a trivial matter, as long as Zhu Yulu is willing, whatever he wants.

"Really?" Zhu Yulu was overjoyed: "There is no joke in the army, don't coax me!" ”

"Where His Royal Highness the King of Tang is willing to go, just go, when did Weichen restrict His Highness from moving around?" Wang Kefan looked at him innocently.

"......" Zhu Yulu was speechless for a while.

It is true that Wang Kefan himself has never said anything about restricting his freedom, but his subordinates have always kept a close eye on Zhu Yulu and never let Zhu Yulu get close to the front line...... Anyway, no matter what happened before, Wang Kefan spat in front of him today, and he can't rely on it if he wants to.

"Your Highness is going to the former enemy, and it is best to fight a full set of honor guards in order to boost morale." Wang Kefan said: "The soldiers have been fighting for the country for many days, if they can see His Royal Highness the Tang King in person, they will definitely serve their lives desperately......

Tang King Zhu Yulu left in a hurry, Wang Kefan regained that expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, using this old naughty boy-like solid eyes The prince was somewhat insidious, but the battle of Ningzhen was approaching the final decisive juncture, and all the cards that could be played had to be played.

Near the 177 Heights, after many tug-of-wars between the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the positions of the two sides were staggered and tightly intertwined with each other, indicating that the army surrounded the Qing army, and it was okay to say that the Qing army surrounded the Ming army.

This kind of positional warfare is very cruel, and the impact on the morale of the army is also very great, the soldiers are confined to a cramped position, unable to understand the overall situation, victory seems to be far away, constantly see the comrades around them injured or killed, but the enemy seems to never finish...... It is better to have a short time, but after a long time, it will produce pessimism and war-weariness.

At the end of the day's fierce fighting, calm finally returned in the evening, and the Qing army auxiliaries came to collect the corpses with red cross and white flags, and then set them on fire, and the valley was soon filled with a pungent scorching smell...... With the efforts of Zilharang, the plague did not continue to spread among the Qing army, but it was not completely eliminated, and there were still thousands of soldiers in the large camp around Putang Village who were quarantined, and were bitten by snakes, and were afraid of well ropes for ten years, and the Qing army implemented various epidemic prevention measures very strictly, and the bodies of the dead officers and soldiers were immediately incinerated.

Jiao Lian observed on the top of the mountain for a while, confirmed that the Qing army would not attack again tonight, and personally went to the front line to check the sentry again, and then came down from the back mountain and hurried to Wang Sheng's former enemy headquarters...... After several days of fierce fighting, the Yangshuo soldiers were like springs pulling over the limit, and their combat effectiveness and morale dropped sharply.

Under the influence of Wang Kefan, Wang Sheng always had to keep a reserve when he fought, no matter how fierce the battle was, he put them on the second line and stood by, preferring to be counterattacked after being broken through by the enemy than sending them into a war of attrition.

Jiao Lian entered the barracks, walked through the crowd of people coming and going, and found Wang Sheng's Chinese military tent.

"The last general is ashamed and has the trust of Jingdong Hou." After Jiao Lian saluted, he asked worriedly: "My soldiers are almost unbearable, can you pull them down and rest for a few days before fighting again......

According to the original plan, the Yangshuo soldiers had to wait until two days later to change their defenses, and now the battle is so fierce, all the departments of the Ming army are a radish and a pit, and the Yangshuo soldiers are withdrawn to rest, and Wang Sheng has to pull the reserves up to replace them.

"Yes. I know you're under a lot of pressure, so it's safer to take it down. Wang Sheng said: "But I also want to remind you that it is not beneficial for the Yangshuo soldiers to withdraw now, if they can hold out for two more days, it will be of great benefit to them in the future if they can survive this most difficult pass." ”

"Master Hou, the last general is not a timid person, but he is afraid that he will lose his position and delay the entire battle!" Jiao Lian's face turned red, ashamed and annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack.

"General Jiao, you misunderstood, this general is not using the method of agitation, but sincerely considers you. The Yangshuo soldiers have indeed worked hard these days, and they have fought very well, but if they can't withstand it at the critical moment, they can't become a real strong army after all, which is like hearing the sound when boiling water, but taking the kettle down at the last moment, it is a pity. ”

Wang Sheng paused, and then said: "Wang Junmen has already made a good arrangement, you don't have to worry about the whole battle situation, even if the Yangshuo soldiers suddenly lose their positions when we speak, I can plug the gap." In short, whether to withdraw tonight or not, it's up to you to make up your mind, I only tell you one thing, your Yangshuo soldiers haven't fought a hard battle before, if you can grit your teeth this time, you can become a strong army in the future, if you withdraw tonight, the casualties will be smaller, and I don't have to worry too much, but there will always be something missing in my bones in the future, and I don't dare to fight a tough battle. ”

"This ......" Jiao Lian hesitated.

According to his original intention, of course, he wanted to continue to hold his position, but he knew his own difficulties, the Yangshuo soldiers had exceeded the limit in the tragic battle, and they could collapse at any time, and it was impossible to hold out for two more days.

At this time, an officer came in to report that Zhu Yulu, the king of Tang, arrived. (To be continued......)