Chapter Eighty-Nine: Disappointment
He Shixian pulled Han Xu and left, Han Xu knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to go to the flower hall with this old brother.
The flower hall is in the middle of a courtyard, a big house with five rooms, the weather is still very cold, but the window is open very wide, far away, you can hear the noisy voices, and the aroma of wine and food comes to the nose.
"Big brother, I actually came here today to ...... business"
Han Xu knew that he couldn't speak seriously when he entered the house, so he stopped and stood more than a dozen steps away from the flower hall.
"Okay, you say." He Shixian was a little impatient, he drank a round, and the wine had just come up, if Han Xu wasn't his brother, he wouldn't have gone out to invite him.
"I heard that wooden slabs and wood chips often float down in the upper reaches of the Hunhe River," Han Xu's eyes burned, and he looked at He Shixian and said, "Here in Shenyang, have you ever prepared for an attack from the east?" ”
"It's all these things." He Shixian said: "But like in previous years, you don't know that Dongyu has to build siege equipment every year. ”
"More than in previous years?"
"This, didn't notice."
"Have you ever sent a sentry horseman?"
"Of course, the ...... have been dispatched," He Shixian muttered: "More than a dozen rounds of sentry cavalry have not encountered the Eastern captives, and they are safe everywhere. Moreover, it is still very cold now, and there are still many places in the upper reaches of the Hunhe River where the snow has not melted, so how can Dongyu come at this time. ”
When the two were talking, the wine in He Shixian's mouth kept spurting out, and his eyes drifted to the side of the wine banquet from time to time, Han Xu knew that this eldest brother had always been greedy for a good cup of wine, but he didn't expect that He Shixian didn't use any thoughts on the defense of the city.
Han Xu sighed secretly in his heart, but he didn't want to give up his last hope.
If before coming to Shenyang, Han Xu felt that the fall of Shenyang was a historical inevitability, then after carefully observing the precautions, Han Xu felt that as long as there were some changes, then Shenyang's garrison was very strict, and it might be able to be defended.
As long as Shenyang is not lost. Then Fengji Fort and Hupiyi can go by it, anyway, as long as the garrison is not completely annihilated, maintain the corresponding mobility, and be ready to support at any time after the two big cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang.
At this time, the Ming army still had the ability and determination to fight in the field, unlike in the Chongzhen period, when it could only retreat in the city to defend.
"Big brother. In any case, at this time, you should be careful to garrison, you can select soldiers to enrich the defense inside and outside the city, strictly enforce military discipline, and at the same time strictly guard against spies, right. Are there many Mongols in the city? ”
When Han Xu spoke, the impatient look on He Shixian's face became more obvious, and in the end, he reluctantly responded: "Originally, there were not many, but recently there have been a lot of people from the north, and hundreds of people came in at once a few days ago. ”
"The North is unpredictable, not my race. Let so many people in, but you have to guard them strictly. ”
"Alas," He Shixian said casually: "This matter is in charge of Lord Jinglu, the north is good at shooting, just to enrich the army and assist in the defense of the city, I think it's not a big deal, there are tens of thousands of troops in the city." What bad things can a thousand Beiyu do. ”
Han Xu's eyes widened, feeling incredible, at such a time, why did Yuan Qingtai and He Shixian, the strategies and guards of Wen Yiwu, be so careless?
When Xiong Tingbi was there, he strictly ordered that all cities were not allowed to accept Mongols without authorization, and that spies and meticulous work should be strictly investigated and strictly defended. And Xiong Tingbi's resignation has only been for so long, and the garrisons of the cities are already completely out of shape.
"It's not fun to say that these good students are good." He Shixian patted Han Xu on the shoulder and laughed: "With an iron whip in his hand and more than a thousand sons under his command, he can fight a dozen as many elite horsemen as he comes." A certain soldier and horse is not an ornament, Dongyu is just a little elite, fight a few more battles, grind and grind away, the elder brother doesn't have to be so worried, it's rare for a while, it's serious to drink two more cups. ”
Han Xu originally wanted to say more, but when the words came to his lips and he swallowed them back, he followed He Shixian all the way to the banquet with a sincere smile on his face.
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When Han Xu withdrew from the banquet, his steps were also a little vain.
Although the generals of Liaozhen have a lot of yin and yang weirdness, but the only means at the banquet is to pour wine, and Han Xu is also the one who comes, and the amount of alcohol trained by the high degree of wine in later generations is the first time to be useful, and a group of rough and straight martial artists were surprised by his magnificence, and finally gave up the plan to make Han Xu ugly.
Yuan Yingtai didn't have much sense of existence, from beginning to end, Han Xu didn't listen to him say anything serious about military affairs, but talked to a few staff members very lively, he was not very interested in Han Xu, Han Xu heard that Yuan Yingtai was not very interested in the southern army composed of Sichuan and Zhejiang troops, and the southern army did not have much presence in Liaoyang, Yuan Yingtai mostly discussed with Li Bingcheng, Zhu Wanliang and other Liao army generals in military affairs, and still relied on He Shixian and Chai Guozhu and others in Shenyang.
When he came out of the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion, Han Xu stumbled and almost fell, but he quickly stabilized his pace and walked down the tall stone steps step by step.
It was already dark, and there were many palanquins around waiting for their masters, who lit lamps and gathered under the lamps, smoking cigarettes, and the smell of tobacco filled the air.
The terrain in front of the General Soldier's Mansion is higher, Han Xu walked slowly, in front of him are layers of houses and star-like lights, Shenyang City has a population of about 200,000 people, living in a city within a radius of less than ten miles, there are many temples and palaces, of course, there are also a lot of yamen, most of the residential areas are small and crowded, unlike Liaoyang, there are large vegetable fields in the south of the city, this city was originally the acropolis of Shenyang Zhongwei, and now there are more than 60,000 soldiers stationed in the city. It seems that at night they are more energetic, and more soldiers come out to wander.
There are few generals to be seen, and they can only be found in restaurants and brothels in the city.
A wave of disappointment and exhaustion in Han Xu's heart kept coming, in the past half a year, he has worked hard to train his troops, befriended the generals of the Southern Army, and kept persuading He Shixian and other generals who spoke to prepare for the war seriously, but it was almost to no effect.
What else can he do, and what can he do?
At this time, there was the laughter of He Qingyun and Gao Xiaosan, and He Qingyun's unique loud noise was croaking.
"It's hard to come out, shouldn't you have a good drink?"
"What are you drinking, I didn't see that the adults were already getting drunk!"
"That's just right, there's an adult who is ruining the fun, he's so serious, you don't feel comfortable drinking, send him back, let's sneak back."
"You're so loud, it's called 'secretly'?"
"Phew, if you don't go, I'll do it myself."
Han Xu suddenly smiled, no matter what, you have to work hard. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation, please search, the novel is better and faster!