The banquet was about to start, and Mrs. Xing and Li Chengdong were also invited. Mrs. Xing looked up and didn't see her son, and was about to ask, when she saw a young woman wearing the same clothes as the Governor of the Metropolitan and leading her son in.

As soon as Gao Yuanjue saw his mother coming, he hurriedly ran to her, picked her up and walked out.

Mrs. Xing is a little strange, what is this son pulling himself out for? Are you being bullied here?

As soon as she walked outside the door, Gao Yuanjue took her hand and said, "Mother, I also want to go to school in this house, there are a lot of children here, and the cartoons put by Aunt Liu are good." ”

When Xing heard this, it turned out that this was the case, thought carefully for a while, and said to his son: "Jue'er, when my mother stays, I will go to the governor of Dadu and ask him to allow you to go to school here, what do you think?" ”

"Good! All right! Seeing his son clapping and cheering, Xing was a little sad, and felt a little strange in his heart that Gao Jie had drunk and made a mistake and gave his life, and now this child has become a fatherless.

Xing took his son's hand and walked into the hall, walked directly to Luo Jian, and took his son's hand and pulled him to kneel in front of Luo Jian.

"Madame, please get up and say something, you don't have to be like this, get up quickly." Luo Jian saw Xing kneeling in front of him with his son, knew what was going on, and said that Liu Lan should hurry up and help Xing up.

"Please accept the unsuccessful son of the surviving man, the surviving Xing Xiuniang is grateful!" Xing refused to get up, so he had to ask Luo Jian to agree.

"Hurry up, I agreed, and Yuan Jue will study with everyone in the future." Luo Jian hurriedly agreed, and Xing asked Gao Yuanjue to kowtow to Luo Jian three times before he stood up.

Liu Lan said in English next to her: "Idookay? ”“Verynice.” Luo Jian replied with a smile, and the conversation between the two made everyone feel like a cloud.

Liu Lan beckoned to Gao Yuanjue: "Come, come to Aunt Liu." The little boy immediately broke free of Xing's hand and ran to Liu Lan to stand still.

Everyone was curious when they saw it, and they all thought that Liu Lan's children were good, but they didn't know that she used the cartoon to eat all these children, but if one of them didn't study well and was criticized, everyone couldn't watch the cartoon, and they would attack it in groups.

After everyone sat down, Luo Jian stood up and said some words, everyone stood up and listened, Luo Jian raised his hand and invited everyone to sit down and eat.

After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors. Li Chengdong stood up, clasped his fists at Luo Jian and Shi Kefa and said:

"The Metropolitan Governor and Governor, the last general has a request, can I give the same treatment to the Xuzhou Army and the Yangzhou First Division?" Dare to love Li Chengdong had already inquired before he came, and the treatment of the first division in Yangzhou was much higher than that of the ordinary Ming army.

"Huzi (Li Chengdong's number, the word is Tingzhen), I have discussed your requirements with the Metropolitan Governor and the Qin Mission, and of course it is okay to ask for the same treatment, but your Xuzhou Army must be reorganized and trained like the Yangzhou Army, if you don't want to, you can only enjoy the treatment of ordinary Ming Army." Shi Kefa said first in front of him.

"Yes, the inspector is right, we emphasize that those who work more get more, the discipline and training of Yangzhou No. 1 Division are extremely harsh, if you can do it, of course you should enjoy the same treatment. Mr. Li, don't you say? Luo Jian continued.

"Haha, our Yangzhou army of more than 12,000 people has been eliminated and only 8,000 people remain, Mr. Li, I'm afraid your Xuzhou army will have to be eliminated like this, right?" Liu Zhaoji, who had a loud voice, hurriedly helped from the side.

"This..." When Li Chengdong heard this, he immediately fell into a deep groan.

"The governor and the superintendent, the little woman is willing to reorganize and train with the Yangzhou army, and I only hope that the governor and the superintendent can properly place the eliminated soldiers. The little woman is a woman's family, and it is really helpless to lead the troops, so she is willing to ask the governor of the capital to send someone to take over the military power. The little woman is willing to buy some real estate near this state mansion, and spend the rest of her life studying with the prince, and ask the governor and the governor to be fulfilled. ”

Mrs. Xing didn't speak at the table, but she was thinking seriously, she felt that most of the people who had done great things, her son had already worshiped under the door, and it was meaningless for her to hold on to some military power, so she simply put down her burden, not only to accompany her son, but also to live her own small life with peace of mind.

Seeing Mrs. Xing say this, Li Chengdong thought about it again, gritted his teeth and bowed to his fists and said: "The last general is also willing to participate in the reorganization and training, and I implore the metropolitan governor and the superintendent to be perfect!" ”

When Luo Jian heard this, he was happy in his heart, and said: "This is very good, then do it according to what we discussed at the beginning, the Xuzhou Army will be reorganized into the Yangzhou Second Division, Li Chengdong will be the commander of the Second Division, and the rest of the officers will be agreed upon later." The 1st Division arranged for some officers and backbone training personnel to go to the 2nd Division to help with reorganization and training, and the 2nd Division will return to the establishment after it is on the right track. Mr. Li, what do you think? ”

When Li Chengdong heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, he never expected that Luo Jian not only did not accept his military power, but instead made him the commander of the two divisions.

As he was talking, Zhao Quan came in quietly from outside, and said a few words in Luo Jian's ear, Luo Jian stood up and said sorry to everyone, got up and took Zhao Quan to the study.

Entering the study, Zhao Quan took out a small mud pill and handed it to Luo Jian, Luo Jian pinched the mud pill, and a small piece of paper crumpled into a ball appeared inside, opened it and looked, Luo Jian's face changed suddenly, he sat on the chair and thought for a while, then stood up and walked downstairs.

When everyone saw Luo Jian coming down, their faces were grim, and they didn't know what was going on, but they all looked at him with inquiring eyes.

"Everyone, please hurry up and eat, and convene a military meeting immediately after eating, the situation has changed." Luo Jian said in a deep voice.

When everyone heard this, they had no intention of eating, and hurriedly put down the bowl after a few bites.

When everyone returned to the living room and sat down, Luo Jian stood up and first informed everyone of the situation:

"I just received the information, Duoduo personally led the army to leave Tianchang and went in the direction of ** County, the Qing army Xu Dingguo has gone out to Yangshu Town, Geng Jimao has entered Qinlan Town, and Han Dai led the Mongolian cavalry and white armor soldiers are still stationed in Tianchang."

As soon as everyone heard this, after a little thought, they knew that Duoduo was going to bypass Yangzhou and attack Nanjing from the first direction, and they were all nervous.

"** direction is Jingnan Hou Huang Degong's defense area, Huang has about 50,000 or 60,000 people, its combat effectiveness is the strongest in the Ming army, and although the city wall is not as tall and strong as Yangzhou, but Duoduo currently has no red-coated cannons, if you want to capture the ** city, it is not a day to go down." Shi Kefa gave Luo Jian a general introduction to Huang Degong's situation.

When Ruan Dacheng heard the news, he was secretly glad in his heart, thinking that he had not returned to Nanjing, and if the Qing troops attacked Nanjing, wouldn't it be sent to the door.

The atmosphere that Ruan Dacheng has felt in Yangzhou these days is completely different from Nanjing, the whole Yangzhou is full of optimism, everyone is thinking about how to defeat Duoduo, and all the work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

"We must immediately send someone to inform the Marquis of Jingnan, so that he can prepare as soon as possible, and at the same time report to the imperial court as soon as possible, and ask the imperial court to send reinforcements to the ** city as soon as possible." Ruan Dacheng made up his mind, and his idea was relatively reliable.

There are still more than 100,000 troops near Nanjing, although there are many miscellaneous troops and the combat effectiveness is not strong, but it can still play a starting role in helping to defend the city wall.

Li Zhan heard that he was going to send someone back to Nanjing to ask for help, for fear that he would go back to Nanjing, so he shrank back, Luo Jian Yuguang saw his scared look, and felt a little funny in his heart.

"Why don't you immediately lead a division to reinforce **, how about asking General Li to defend Yangzhou?" Liu Zhaoji also made suggestions.

For a while, everyone spoke, and Luo Jian listened carefully, while thinking, and making some notes from time to time.

When everyone had said almost enough, Luo Jian stood up and said unhurriedly: "Duoduo's division of troops to attack ** this time is a last resort, with my Yangzhou army here, he actually has a great risk in doing so." Therefore, this change of situation is not so much a crisis for us, but an opportunity for us! ”

When everyone heard this, they were all refreshed, and they stared at Luo Jian without turning their eyes.

"I decided to deal with the Xu Dingguo Department and Geng Jimao Department who went out to Yangshou Town and Qinlan Town first, and then returned to attack the Qing Army's Duoduo Department from the flank! Please Ruan Shangshu quickly send someone to Nanjing to ask the imperial court to send reinforcements**, and at the same time order Huang Degong, so that he must hold on to the area from ** to Pukou for more than six days. ”

Luo Jian said firmly, everyone was surprised when he heard it, and felt that Luo Jian's appetite was indeed too big.

"Division Commander Liu, your first division will immediately stop intensive training, and the troops will rest for a day and make all preparations for combat."

Liu Zhaoji stood up and saluted, and said, "Obey the orders of the metropolitan governor!" ”

"Mrs. Xing, General Li, your Xuzhou Army has suspended its reorganization and training, and it will also rest for a day, enter a state of combat readiness, and serve as a reserve for the whole army to cooperate with the first division to fight."

"The last general asked the governor of Dadu to let the Xuzhou army attack the Xuding State Department!" Mrs. Xing and Li Chengdong both stood up, both of them hugged their fists towards Luo Jian, this Xu Dingguo is the big enemy of the Xuzhou army, Mrs. Xing wants to avenge her husband, and Li Chengdong also wants to avenge the main general.

"Don't worry, here's your chance! Your Xuzhou army is tired from afar, so let's rest and recuperate first. Luo Jian knew what the two of them were thinking.

After the deployment, everyone left one after another to go back to make preparations, and Shi Kefa stayed.

"Xinghua, are you sure of this battle?" Shi Kefa was still a little worried, after all, there were too many Qing troops.

"Brother Xian, in the past, Duoduo was shrunk into a ball, like a hedgehog that made people unable to speak, but now that he moves, he is not afraid of him. I'm worried about Nanjing, if Huang Degong's defense is effective, it's better to say, if some situation occurs, it is difficult to ensure that those two do not abandon the city and flee. Luo Jian was most worried about Ma Shiying and Zhu Youxiang escaping from Nanjing.

"Therefore, we must solve the Xu Dingguo Ministry and Geng Jimao Ministry as quickly as possible, so that we can take the initiative completely." Luo Jian said.

Shi Kefa nodded and said: "Xinghua, just fight according to your intentions, I resolutely support you, I will write a letter to Huang Degong, and you will send a reliable person to Taiping Mansion immediately, and let him personally go to ** to command the defense." ”

Luo Jian knew that Shi Kefa still had a very high prestige in Huang Degong's department, and he was also very happy to see that he took the initiative to write a letter to Huang Degong.

After breakfast the next day, Luo Jian rode a horse and took the guards to the first division, and Liu Zhaoji was also taking Yi Bangcai and He Gang to check the preparations for war in various departments. When asked about Liu Zhaoji's reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, Liu Zhaoji said that he had already been dispatched in the early morning and that he would probably be back soon.

Seeing that the preparations of the first division were being carried out in an orderly manner, Luo Jian put his mind at ease, and left the first division garrison and rushed to the Xuzhou army garrison.

The guards outside the camp gate reported Mrs. Xing and Li Chengdong, and the two immediately came out, and were about to lead Luo Jian into the main tent, Luo Jian said: "Let's go, go to the army and have a look." ”

When I arrived at the various camps of the Xuzhou army, I saw that the soldiers were very warlike, and it seemed that Mrs. Xing and Li Chengdong had already mobilized.

However, Luo Jian was very dissatisfied with the preparations of the Xuzhou army, all kinds of materials in the camp tent were piled up in a mess, and the soldiers were still in twos and threes, and they were not organized.

Seeing that Luo Jian's face was not good, Mrs. Xing and Li Chengdong were very nervous.

"You send people to the first division to visit and see how they are prepared." Luo Jian knew that the reorganization and training of the Xuzhou Army had not yet begun, and it was impossible for them to meet the excessively high requirements, so he only hoped that the Xuzhou Army would not drag its feet at that time.

The two hurriedly agreed, and called a few generals to let them visit the first division, and came back to learn to do it after the visit.

"Mrs. Xing, don't you participate in this battle, how about letting General Li command?" Luo Jian said to Mrs. Xing, thinking that it would be unnecessary for a woman to participate in this kind of battle.

"Qiyu Governor, there is no problem with handing over the troops to General Li's command, but the last general asks to join the war!" Madame Xing had a resolute look on her face.

Luo Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, Mr. Li, you have to arrange more manpower to ensure Mrs. Xing's safety." Li Chengdong hurriedly agreed.

The three of them walked in the camp when they heard a report from a soldier of the Xuzhou Army, saying that Division Commander Liu had sent someone to find the governor of Dadu, and called him over to ask, only to know that the scouts sent had already reconnoitred back.

"Let's go, you two go check it out." Luo Jian said to the two.

The three of them got out of the Xuzhou Army, got on their horses and ran towards the garrison of the first division.

When they arrived at Liu Zhaoji's division headquarters, Liu Zhaoji and his regimental officers were listening to the scouts' report on the situation, and when they saw several people coming in, they all stood up and saluted.

"How's it going?" After Luo Jian sat down, he asked.

"Much better than expected, Xu Dingguo's about 8,000 men and horses have entered Yangshou Town and set up camp, digging a lot of trenches in front of his camp and building a row of earthen walls. Geng Jimao's Tianyou army has also entered Qinlan Town and is stationed, and the two armies are nearly thirty miles apart, which is extremely beneficial to our total annihilation of Xu Dingguo. Liu Zhaoji summed up what the reconnaissance had learned, pointed to the military map and said.

Luo Jian carefully looked at the military map at this time, the map was extremely simple, there was neither a contour line nor a scale bar, it was a rough schematic diagram.

Luo Jian thought to himself, the Baidu map of later generations can only be used as a reference at this time, many roads and bridges are not at this time, and the place names are also very different, but the scale is very accurate, Google Maps has altitude, according to which can be drawn in a practical map, the time is too tight, and there is no time to do these work.

Fortunately, the combat area is now small, and these generals are extremely familiar with the terrain and landforms. When there is plenty of time in the future, we have to hurry up and do these tasks.

A group of men were discussing a specific battle plan, and the guards reported that the overseer had arrived. It turned out that Shi Kefa was still not at ease, so he had to come and see it in person, and only then did he relax when Luo Jian told him the specific situation and battle plan.

After formulating the battle plan, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa went to the two departments to carefully check the preparations for war, and asked people to go back to the city to take the walkie-talkie to Li Chengdong at Ren Minyu, so as to facilitate battlefield command and coordination, and the busy day passed.