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"At the beginning, such a night attack with such fanfare with torches, it must not be able to hide from Jiannu, how can it be unexpected?" Liu Yuliang, a scholar of Dongge University, sat on his war horse and looked ahead worriedly. [No pop-ups]

He was old and in poor health, and he sat on his horse for two hours, and he felt that the heat under his ass was unbearable.

Sun Yuan smiled and asked, "Pavilion Elder, did the last general say that he was going to sneak attack the Jiannu Yue Tuo Department?" ”

Liu Yuliang touched the beard on his chin and thought for a while: "It seems that he really didn't say that he was going to sneak attack." ”

"With little fanfare, won't Jiannu find out about our army?" Sun Yuan smiled faintly: "There are hundreds of thousands of horses piled up outside the city of Jinan today, so to speak, there are people everywhere, and there are soldiers everywhere. Even if a sparrow flies over, everyone can distinguish the male and female in the first time. My Ningxiang army has more than 5,000 horses, how can such a large force attack? Instead of grinding slowly on the road, it is better to shoot directly with a torch. Even if Jiannu found out, what if they sent troops to intercept it. This battle is different from the last one. No matter how many enemies there are, just push spears, muskets, and cannons all the way. This battle is said to be a night attack, but in fact, it is a decisive battle in which Zhengda Guangming has set up a position. ”

Liu Yuliang laughed and said: "Taichu is confident!" ”

Sun Yuan: "A commander fights against the enemy he chooses at a time and place of his choosing, and everything is staged according to the established script, and if he can't win like this, he doesn't have to fight." Wait for the next battle to start, and the elder will sit in the Chinese army, and sit back and watch this hearty victory! ”

Liu Yuliang: "At the beginning, you were badly injured, even if you wanted to charge, it was impossible." I have long heard that you are Xiao Zhang Fei at the beginning, but unfortunately, the old man has been in the army for so long, but he has never seen you fighting on the battlefield. ”

"Let's go to ......" Sun Yuan smiled: "That kind of battle is certainly mighty, but I, Sun Yuan, don't want to do it again." ”

Beside them, the soldiers were still walking quickly, their feet clattering, full of the sound of footsteps stepping into the mud.

What kind of road is this, every step of the way, it seems to have to use all your strength. Everyone gasped for breath, but even so, everyone held on in silence.

Occasionally, there was the sound of a few snorts of the horses, and then the whispers of knights to reassure the big animals.

One cannon after another pushed forward with difficulty on the ground, and there was no trumpet, only the officer kept waving his arms to beat everyone's rhythm. There was a donkey slipping, and with cannons and soldiers rolled to the ground. An artilleryman was smashed in the foot, was helped to the side of the road and withdrew from the battle, which had not yet begun.

The soldier kept wiping his eyes with his muddy hands, and cried hoarsely: "Go back like this, go back like this, how will you see people in the future?" ”

Pablo was dressed in good spirits today, wearing a big red waistcoat over and a white silk shirt underneath, with ruffled necklines and cuffs exaggerated on the outside. It's a pity that after this journey, the neckline and cuffs have been completely messed up with mud. This made him, who had always prided himself as a prodigal son, look very unhappy.

With such a difficult march, the Ningxiang Army was able not to make the slightest noise, Liu Yuliang was very relieved, and couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

However, he still asked worriedly: "At the beginning, the road is so difficult, I am afraid that the soldiers will have no strength when they reach the battlefield." ”

Sun Yuan said: "Elder Ge, rest assured, I don't know how many times my Ningxiang Army has trained in the past with such marches. If you can't even walk this little road, you are not worthy of being a soldier of my Ming Dynasty. The hour is still early, and it is estimated that it will take more than an hour to reach the ground. The old age is already old, so you might as well sleep first. ”

Liu Yuliang is weak and sleepy. Hearing this, let Hu Cong cover himself with a quilt and said with a smile: "Okay, the old man will stare at him first, maybe this time I wake up, I have already entered Jinan City." ”

"Yes, definitely." Sun Yuan's gaze exuded a powerful confidence, sparkling in the light of the torches.

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"It's asking for money and food again, this Hong Hengjiu, after such a big defeat, is embarrassed to ask me for money."

In a fine house in the West Garden, Emperor Chongzhen walked around the room angrily with his hands behind his back.

It was already completely dark, and Emperor Chongzhen was wearing a white-washed robe, and his tired eyes were full of depression and depression. His face was terrifyingly white, and as he spoke, his brows twitched inadvertently, revealing several deep forehead lines.

In the light, there were a few silver threads shining in his sideburns, and the emperor, who was only in his early forties, was too old to speak.

The report of the Battle of Shandong had already been sent to the Imperial Palace, and this battle, which had been organized for a long time, and the decisive battle that brought together all the field corps of the entire northern China finally ended with the death of Gao Qiqian and Wang Yuncheng. One battalion of troops was wiped out in formation, and the remaining towns suffered heavy losses, and they all retreated back to their camps, not daring to fight the enemy again.

It is not an exaggeration to describe this battle with the words of unprecedented defeat.

But today, Hong Chengchou was embarrassed to write an excerpt and ask the court for money.

"Once defeated, the turtle is holding back, is it possible that he Hong Laoheng wants to watch Jinan fall?" Chongzhen also doesn't remember how long he hasn't slept, it's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't. As soon as you close your eyes, those folds that fly like snowflakes are shaking in front of you, and if you don't deal with them as soon as possible, how can you sleep?

So, he lifted his spirits, gritted his teeth and got up from the bed to look at things.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that his current situation had a very apt description of ----- obsessive-compulsive disorder in later generations.

The emperor was in the midst of an outburst, and several eunuchs were pale with fright, and they waited there tremblingly, bowing their heads and not daring to say a word.

Yang Sichang raised his head, looked at the emperor with blazing eyes, and looked firm: "Your Majesty, so many troops are gathered in Shandong. Tens of thousands of horses, plus the people and Ding Zhuang, the total number is more than 100,000. If you want to drink it, how can you ignore it? Is it possible that if you don't ask and don't hear about it, let the imperial army collapse because of lack of food? Although our army did not fight well, but the vitality is still there, Hong Laoheng is right to order the troops to hold the camp tightly, as long as the troops are there, there is still a chance in the future, it is impossible to give up? ”

"So, do you still want to be paid?" Emperor Chongzhen stopped.

Yang Sichang said loudly: "Yes, Your Majesty." In such a big war, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a strange thing where a large army is outside and the court does not pay attention to it. If so, who will serve the imperial court and shed blood for the country in the future? Jiannu's southward invasion this time was nothing more than a grass valley to survive the green and yellow days in the next few months. In this battle, the established policy of our court is to relieve the siege of Jinan, as long as Jinan does not fall, it will be considered a strategic goal. The city wall of Jinan is high and thick, and it is difficult to build slaves for a while. As long as our army holds the camp and does not collapse, Jiannu will inevitably be unable to attack the city with all its strength. It was already hot on this day, and Jiannu was not tolerant of heat. Moreover, spring ploughing is imminent, and it is impossible for them to stay in the pass for a long time. Otherwise, there will be a famine in Liaodong. As long as I grit my teeth and insist, this battle is still possible. ”

"It seems that this battle cannot be won, there is only one procrastination." A look of anger flashed on Chongzhen's face: "Hong Hengjiu is incompetent, so many soldiers and horses have been beaten to the ground, and a master of ceremonies has died. I have a military salary of tens of millions of taels of silver every year, could it be that I have fed the dogs? If everyone is the Ningxiang Army, why should I be bothered to be like this? ”

Sun Yuan's exploits were naturally sent to Emperor Chongzhen as soon as possible along with the battle report from the front line, of course, Hong Chengchou was unhappy because he was made unhappy by Sun Yuan, so he only wrote lightly, saying that the cavalry of the Ningxiang Army and Duoduo encountered, and the two sides fought fiercely for a long time, and there were casualties among each other.

However, don't forget, the Ningxiang Army is where Liu Yuliang is on a mission. Liu Ge Lao is also a big man who can directly reach the heavens, and his excerpts were also sent back to Beijing. The situation of that battle is described in detail above, saying that the Ningxiang army was beheaded by 600 ranks, and the main force of Duoduo was defeated.

This is the only good news that Emperor Chongzhen has heard these days, after seeing this excerpt, Emperor Chongzhen's blood is boiling, and he can't help but think in his heart, if the army of the Ming Dynasty is like the Ningxiang Army, why worry about the immortality of Jiannu.

Hearing that the emperor mentioned the Ningxiang Army again, Yang Sichang was slightly unhappy in his heart.

Sun Yuannai, the general of the Ningxiang Army, was Lu Xiangsheng's confidant, and Lu Jiandou was his political enemy of Yang Sichang.

It can be said that the annihilation of the Tianxiong Army is directly related to him Yang Sichang. Lao Yang can be regarded as a scholar, and he still has a sense of guilt subconsciously about Lu Xiangsheng's death. Therefore, he has always refused to admit the fact that Lu Xiangsheng has been killed in battle.

When Lu Xiangsheng's body was sent to the capital, and the imperial court wanted to commend and commend him, Yang Sichang deliberately suppressed it.

"Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Sun Yuan's battle is not a victory. After the two armies encountered, because of the heavy snow, after a fight, they each collected their troops and returned to their camps. Liu Ge Lao's excerpt said that the Ningxiang army beheaded 600 and suffered 400 losses. In Yichen's opinion, it should be true that he lost four hundred, but beheading six hundred is quite suspicious, and it is very remarkable to have a hundred. ”

Chongzhen: "I heard that this Sun Yuan is a rude military man, and he is also a straight intestine, he will not do this kind of deceptive thing." In his heart, he has fixed Sun Yuan as a fierce and flying figure.

Yang Sichang has served Chongzhen for many years, and he has already figured out the character of this emperor.

The Son of Heaven is anxious for quick success and quick profit, but in fact, his mind is not mature. If he has determined something, he will never allow others to doubt it. If he loves you, you are a good man. If I hate you, you're worthless.

Today's Sun Yuan is already in the emperor's heart, and no matter how much he says, it is useless.