Chapter Forty-Three: Building an Immortal Achievement!
"Hah! Can we defend Fujian with only our Gongyi battalion? "Wang Sheng is attacking Zhou Guodong.
"What's the use of going north to the Central Plains? Nanjing and Zhejiang are the places to fight......" Teng Shuanglin and Lu Renqing quarreled.
"It's too conservative to return to Guangzhou! With only the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, how much can be done? Tan Xiao was accusing Wang Sheng.
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Although Wang Sheng and others led the troops as generals, except for Teng Shuanglin, who was a little older, the others were all young talents in their twenties, and they liked to point out the country the most, and they had not soaked in the big dye vat of Nanming officialdom, and the edges and corners of their personalities had not yet been smoothed, and they were somewhat bookish, and fierce arguments broke out without paying attention.
Before they knew it, they had digressed, and before they had laid down the geese, they were fighting over how to cook and eat.
Wang Sheng and others were keenly aware that rescuing Emperor Longwu was a rare opportunity for the Gongyi battalion, and the political situation in the Southern Ming Dynasty would also undergo important changes, and even the trend of the entire anti-Qing struggle would be affected.
At the thought of being able to participate in such a major event that determines the fate of the country, Wang Sheng and others were all enthusiastic, and they all became people who wanted to use their own ideas to persuade others, and the more noisy they became, the more intense they became.
The curtain was suddenly lifted, Jingliang leaned into the Zhongjun tent to check, with a nervous look, and his right hand was still pressing the handle of the saber, he thought that there was something wrong in the tent, and brought a team of personal soldiers to protect Wang Kefan, Wang Kefan waved his hand and blasted him out.
Now that you're off topic, let's hear what they really think.
King Qin's rescue is just a stepping stone, where Emperor Longwu will go next, is indeed an important question, which is related to the distribution of the center of gravity and national policy of the Southern Ming regime, as well as the overall strategy of the anti-Qing struggle, at the same time. This is also related to the development direction of the Gongyi Camp itself.
Wang Sheng and others quarreled for a while, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were the first to lose, the two of them proposed to stick to Fujian, and even launched a counteroffensive in person, all out of a momentary mood, without carefully considering various conditions, Wang Sheng, Lu Renqing and Teng Shuanglin asked questions like cannons, and Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were speechless.
Neither of them was a layman militarily, and Zuihou had to admit that holding on to Fujian exceeded the ability of the Gongyi battalion. Even if Emperor Longwu mobilized tens of thousands of troops to help, it would be useless.
The two of them turned to support Lu Renqing and agreed to send Emperor Longwu to Changsha, and the Gongyi camp returned to Huguang for development, and a more fierce controversy began.
While thinking about national events. Several of them also carried the interests of the small group, and considered how to be more beneficial to the Gongyi camp. Of course. "Coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes" is a great rebellion. It will never be said, but with the help of Emperor Longwu to elevate the status of the Gongyi Battalion, it is an opportunity to see.
Quarreling and arguing, everyone also picked up He Tengjiao's old accounts, from the exclusion of the Gongyi camp to He Tengjiao's measures to run Huguang. They all blamed them one by one, and there were no scruples in their words.
"He Tengjiao Weifu is for his own use, even if the saint goes to Huguang, will he help us come out of the Gongyi camp every day? When the time comes, I am angry. It's not that you have to endure it...... "Teng Shuanglin doesn't approve of returning to Huguang, mainly because he is worried about He Tengjiao.
He Tengjiao has been running Huguang for several years from governor to governor, and he has a set of civil and military teams under his command, as well as hundreds of thousands of troops, among which Hao Shaoqi, Wang Jincai and others are still very strong in combat effectiveness, even if the Gongyi battalion has the support of Emperor Longwu, it may not be able to compete with it.
"Ha, are you afraid of what he will do, no matter how unbearable He Tengjiao is, he doesn't dare to be rude to the emperor, do you think he is Zheng Zhilong......" Lu Renqing and Zhou Guodong had opposite opinions, and they were more confident in the authority of Emperor Longwu, He Tengjiao was still a civil official in the end, not an arrogant and domineering general.
mentioned Zheng Zhilong, and immediately diverted the topic again.
Zheng Zhilong, as a dignified prince, actually wanted to surrender to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not to mention the loss of Fujian Province, and put Emperor Longwu in danger, which made Wang Sheng and others very indignant. If Zheng Zhilong surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, how to clean up the situation in Fujian has also caused fierce debate......
Wang Sheng and the others kept arguing, and Ti Zhaorong was listening to a book from heaven next to him.
He didn't care about these at all, but was more interested in Hua Xiaoyue, so he walked next to her and saluted respectfully.
"Hua Tianshi, can you calculate a hexagram for Ben Jiang?"
"What do you ask?"
"Well, ask about the future, and then ask how long I live, how old can I live." Ti Zhaorong is more concerned about his future, the general will inevitably die in battle, will he die on the battlefield, he is so desperate, and can he fight for the glory and wealth of the second half of his life.
Hua Xiaoyue looked at Ti Zhaorong's face, pinched her fingers and counted again, and then bowed her hand to Ti Zhaorong.
"Congratulations! Congratulations! General Ti's life is unspeakably precious, and he will have a good end in eight or nine, and his descendants will be my Ming prince for generations. ”
Eighty-nine and a good death, it can be interpreted as eighty-nine seventy-two, it can also be interpreted as eighty-nine, it can also be interpreted as eighty-nine out of ten, anyway, it's always good, even if Ti Zhaorong dies on the battlefield tomorrow, it's because of something wrong, and the other one-tenth of the small probability event happened.
The descendants have been the princes of the Ming Dynasty for generations, and you Ti Zhaorong must be a bigger official, so do it down-to-earth, but at the same time, there is also a possibility that your Ti Zhaorong is not too good, but your son and grandson are big officials......
These ambiguous words are commonly used by fortune tellers, Hua Xiaoyue's professional level is very skilled, and she will not leak a drop of water when she says it casually, and she is now shrouded in the aura of a celestial master, Ti Zhaorong is convinced of her, and she is overjoyed if she has obtained a treasure at the moment.
"Thank you for your advice! Well, can Hua Tianshi help me calculate a hexagram again, what reward will King Qin get this time? ”
The feudal marquis is too far away, and the reward in front of him is more practical.
"Oh, you don't have to forget this, it's the duty of a courtier to save King Qin, how can you just think about rewarding?" This kind of thing will be verified immediately, of course Hua Xiaoyue will not make trouble for herself, what if she miscalculates, no, what if she is wrong?
Moreover, Wang Kefan also recently instructed her not to tell fortunes casually, and there are important arrangements for her. If it is a person, he will help him tell his fortune, and if he miscalculates and smashes the signboard, he will lower his value if he calculates correctly, and there is no sense of mystery.
"Yes, yes, yes, what Master Hua Tianshi taught is ......" Ti Zhaorong said yes again and again, and when he raised his head and met Wang Kefan's gaze, he hurriedly smiled humbly, but Wang Kefan also smiled kindly.
"Old post, what reward do you want?"
"I want to raise the first level, just mention a general, if it is a deputy general, of course it would be the best......" Counting the more than 1,000 cavalry resting in Jingzhou, Ti Zhaorong has more than 3,000 cavalry, if he is replaced by other troops, at least he is a deputy general, but he is still a guerrilla general, a small horse-drawn cart, and a head shorter.
Among his subordinates, there were several guerrilla generals, and the guerrilla generals were in charge of the guerrilla generals, and when they came into contact with other troops, they also felt that their official positions were too small, and it was often inconvenient to do things.
"Don't worry, once this matter is over, you can at least mention a general, and it is a matter of time before the deputy general is promoted." Wang Kefan nodded, this problem is common in the Gongyi battalion, even he himself is low-matched, commanding nearly 10,000 horses with the rank of general, and he can be a general soldier in other troops.
"Thank you, General Wang, for cultivating!" Ti Zhaorong hurriedly saluted, glanced at Zhou Guodong and the others, and saw that they were still arguing fiercely, so he lowered his voice and said to Wang Kefan: "General Wang, as long as there is time, it is best to go to Tingzhou slowly, otherwise you will not show merit in front of the emperor......"
No matter which emperor, as long as he is not desperate, he will feel taken for granted when he is rescued, it is his destiny, and his fate should not be extinguished...... You are now rushing to Fujian in a hurry and taking Emperor Longwu away, and Emperor Longwu does not feel any danger and will not give too heavy a reward.
Wang Kefan waved his hand, noncommittal.
I can't express my stance on this kind of thing, just think about it.
As soon as Ti Zhaorong spit out his words, he regretted a little, "Save the car slowly" This kind of words are not in line with the way of the courtiers, and he is worried about whether Wang Kefan will turn his face, and he is uneasy in his heart, but he didn't expect Wang Kefan to be so calm, which made him overjoyed, and immediately became a lot more down-to-earth.
It seems that Wang Kefan has already considered and prepared, this person is young and gentle but has the bearing of a general, and he is also very old and spicy, which is worth following!
At this time, the topic of Wang Sheng and others turned around again, and they pulled to the military flag and the name of the Gongyi battalion.
Since they were going to King Qin's rescue, of course they hoped to take this opportunity to be reused by the emperor, so Wang Sheng and others thought of changing the name of the Gongyi Battalion and making a new military flag.
This is all for self-identification, leaving aside the relationship with Huguang, and getting the credit for saving the driver, Wang Sheng hit it off, but there was no quarrel, but when it came to what the specific name was, how to design the military flag, several people fought again.
"Everyone, don't fight!"
Seeing that they were a little too excited, Wang Kefan finally interrupted them: "If you want to rescue the emperor, you have to defeat the Tartars first, Bolo's subordinates are all elites of the Eight Banners, and Li Chengdong's green battalion soldiers are not good at stubble, thinking about how to fight this battle is more important than being a military flag!" ”
All the generals were stunned, and finally calmed down.
Wang Kefan waved his hand and let Hua Xiaoyue go out, and then arranged for several generals to arrange for the troops to start the battle the next day, but before rushing to Tingzhou, they had to pay attention to secrecy and not spread the news among the troops for the time being. At the same time, he ordered Ti Zhaorong to send a cavalry as the vanguard to Tingzhou to investigate the military situation and collect intelligence.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is related to my great luck, and it is also related to the future of the Gongyi Battalion, I must play the prestige of the Gongyi Battalion, and let the emperor see your ability!"
Wang Kefan's gaze swept over the faces of the generals, everyone showed excited looks, puffed up their chests to meet his gaze, Wang Kefan nodded, and suddenly raised his voice: "I hope that all the monarchs will move forward bravely, take wealth together, and build immortal achievements together!" (To be continued......)