Chapter 45: The Roundabout Division
The next day, as soon as the sky dawned, the convoy of the ambassador of the capital had been assembled and returned to the capital under the escort of Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. Seeing off the ambassador of the capital, Zhu Qing stood on the gate of Shanhaiguan and suddenly had a hint of foreboding.
"Your Excellency?" Lin Bai, the deputy general of Shanhaiguan, has always been good at observing words and feelings, and at this moment, he saw Zhu Qing's uneasiness.
"I don't know why, I'm not sure I'm going to be at ease today." Zhu Qing said.
"Are you worried about your lordship?" Lin Bai asked tentatively.
"Maybe. I don't know. Zhu Qing pondered, he swept around Shanhaiguan with his keen eyes, and it seemed to be normal inside and outside the customs. Looking further away, there was no vision on Guan Ning's side.
"Maybe it's been too tiring these days. Too much to worry about. Zhu Qing muttered to himself and smiled bitterly.
"According to the general's intentions, the adults should go and rest for a while, and leave it to Lin Bai here. If there is anything, Lin Bai will definitely inform the adults as soon as possible. Lin Bai persuaded.
"Well, you lead the brothers to practice first, and I'll go down and close my eyes, and think about the training subjects in the future, and then come back to you." Zhu Qing said, patted Lin Bai on the shoulder, and walked back to his room.
"Don't worry, sir!" Lin Bai sent Zhu Qing away.
After several days of running and fighting, Zhu Qing hadn't had a good rest for a long time, and besides, his injuries had just recovered, and rest was even more urgent for him. He walked back to the inn room and took all the guards in the hallway away. He needed a quiet break.
After Lin Bai saw you Zhu Qing enter the room, he immediately ordered his generals to gather troops and prepare for drills.
Although the drill was very loud, Zhu Qing still slept very deeply, this was not Zhu Qing's habit and style, it could only be said that he was too tired.
Order in Shanhaiguan is being restored step by step, and it seems that Guanning is also very peaceful. Although General Hu Wei was seriously wounded, the Qing army did not make any move against Guanning. This shows two problems, it is likely that General Hu Wei was the ambassador who attacked the capital that night, and Wu Sangui did a good job of secrecy.
"Zhang Jushi, Guanwai has been safe recently, right?" In Wu Sangui's tent, Wu Sangui casually asked Daoist Zhang, and the two were playing against each other.
Daoist Zhang stroked his beard, smiled leisurely, and shook his head, "How dare you, although Da Ming is sleepy, after all, he is still an elephant, who would be so self-respecting?" Daoist Zhang said, and gave a son.
"That's fine. So as not to disturb the pleasure of the game between you and me. Wu Sangui echoed.
"Yes, yes, yes. With a big commander in charge, who dares to attack? "Saying that, Daoist Zhang lost another son, but this son is a killer move! Wu Sangui had no choice but to laugh at himself, "Hey, Zhang Jushi is humble." Didn't you besiege Ben Shuai to death? ”
"Oh, hahaha, chess fun, luck, luck." The Taoist priest hurriedly explained.
"Hahaha. The layman is really skilled, Sangui admires, come again! Wu Sangui also laughed.
At this moment, a signal soldier suddenly came outside the tent to report, "Report to the marshal, an army has been found in the northwest direction, bypassing Guanning and entering Inner Mongolia." ”
"Oh? Is there such a thing? After Wu Sangui heard this, his hand that was about to fall was hanging in the air, and he was about to stand up in confusion.
Unexpectedly, he was persuaded by Daoist Zhang, "Don't panic, Lao Dao has often encountered such a team when he travels in the grassland recently, but it is just some hunters hunting." ”
"Is that true?" Wu Sangui will be skeptical.
"It's true!" Daoist Zhang stared at Wu Sangui's eyes and said. At this time, Wu Sangui's heart softened, hesitated for a moment, sat down again, and shouted outside the tent, "Explore again!" After that, the two continued to play against each other.
"Yes!" The communications corps retired and continued to investigate.
In the vast prairie, there is indeed a team chasing a group of wild feathers! The communications soldier shook his head and smirked, "Barbarian! Then there was no further investigation.
It was true that the team was chasing Yeling, but this was no ordinary team of hunters, and their leader was a middle-aged and powerful Manchurian man, Dorgon!
Is Dorgon still in the mood to hunt today? It's a fantasy! That's right, this is a military operation! And rushing Ye Ling in front is just a feint to cover people's ears.
But why did Dolgon lead the team into the Inner Mongolia grassland? In fact, as early as the reign of Nurhachi, the Manchus had gradually encroached on Inner Mongolia, and by the time of Huang Taiji, they had basically controlled the Inner Mongolia frontier. Therefore, Dolgon's action goal is only one, and that is Daming!
However, the various passes of the Ming Dynasty are still stable, especially the Guanning garrisoned by Wu Sangui and the Shanhaiguan Pass where Zhu Qing has just sat down, which are not easy to break, Dolgon is not Nurhachi, he is much more stable than his father. If you are not sure, Dolgon will not fight easily, especially if you lead the team in person!
So where did Daming make a mistake and let Dolgon see the opportunity?
No one seems to know about Da Ming. They still stuck to their posts, quietly waiting.
Afternoon. During the time when people are most prone to sleepiness, Zhu Qing woke up after a few hours of sleep, and he had a strange dream, Zhu Qing dreamed that Dolgon led the soldiers of the Eight Banners to divide into three ways and pour into Shanhaiguan. Then Shanhaiguan instantly turned into a river of blood and fire, and he himself watched as Dorgon slashed at his head...... Wake up suddenly.
After Zhu Qing woke up, the nightmare lingered, he opened the door, shook his head and walked out. The training was over, and the soldiers were napping.
"Your Excellency, you're awake." As a deputy general, Lin Bai is really different from ordinary soldiers, everyone is sleepy, but he is still patrolling the city gate, and his spirit is not reduced.
"Hmm." Zhu Qing nodded and walked over. "How? The brothers are still training actively, right? ”
"It's fine! No one is slacking! Lin Bai replied.
"Thanks to you, by the way, you want to squint too, I'll take a look." Zhu Qing said to Lin Bai with a smile. Zhu Qing and Lin Bai knew each other when they were in Tianjin, Lin Bai is a capable Jinyi Guard, if there are five saints in the Beijing Jinyi Guard, then the fifth person should be Lin Bai. However, there are only four saints in the capital Jinyi Guard, the green dragon and the white tiger Xuanwu Vermilion Bird. But Lin Bai didn't seem to have any complaints, he often said one sentence himself: those who are capable live in it! Therefore, he is doing Zhu Qing's deputy general, and he is very conscientious.
Zhu Qing is not a ruthless person, he is not only good at martial arts, but also righteous and caring for his subordinates, which is also an important reason why he can be the head of the four saints in the capital.
At this time, Zhu Qing asked Lin Bai to rest, and the two of them were in a good mood, so Lin Bai didn't have much excuses, and nodded with a smile. Just about to turn around and go back to his room. Suddenly! A communications soldier rode a fast horse and hurried to Shanhaiguan, holding the order flag from afar.
"Quick! Open the gates! Zhu Qing had a bad premonition, and then shouted at the guards at the city gate. As soon as the messenger entered the door on horseback, he stumbled and fell off his horse because of his haste. Zhu Qing and Lin Bai jumped down the city gate and helped up the communication soldiers, whose faces were covered with blood.
"Where are you from? What happened? Zhu Qing asked two of the most critical questions.
"Jinzhou! Jinzhou has been attacked! ”