As soon as Xia Mu heard Zu Dashou's words, the two slender sword eyebrows shrugged slightly, pondering Yan Shifan's conspiracy activities in his heart, and then said slowly: "Yan Shifan's hand is really powerful. Luckily, I knew they would make this move, and I was already prepared for it. Two months ago, when the Japanese slaves invaded Taicang, I guessed that there was collusion with Yan Shifan, although Yan Shifan's father and son didn't find much, but I have already concluded that they are thieves and are waiting for the opportunity, watching the direction of the wind, sooner or later they will tear their smiling faces, show their fangs, and meet my sword soldiers. Now, they're really going to do it. As for Wu Zhongyong, don't worry too much, he can't turn the sky yet! ”

When Zu Dashou heard that Xia Mu knew something, he nodded and said, "What the governor said is true." We have been stationed in Xiaoling River for almost a month, and we are afraid of a sneak attack by Duoyan! ”

Xia Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoling River is a high ground, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. No matter how many Tartars come, as long as the Linghe Heights are not lost, Yiju City will be foolproof. ”

Xia Mu and Zu Dashou each took their own soldiers and went separately.

At this time, Wang Chonggu from Datong and Zheng Zhilong from Ningxia had already arrived at the Xiaolinghe military tent.

As soon as Li Chengliang and Zu Chengxun heard that Xia Mu was coming from Yizhou City, they hurriedly walked out of the military tent to greet them.

"Uncle, you are really a god!" Li Rubai and Zu Chengxun happily pulled Xia Mu together and rushed into the tent of the Chinese army, "This battle is also thanks to Admiral Wang, otherwise Yizhou would be in danger!" ”

"We are all serving the imperial court, where is General Li!" Wang Chonggu nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Xia Mu who was sitting on the side, and said slowly, "Your Excellency Governor, judging from the actions of the widows, can we still hold the Great and Small Ling River?" Boyan Ji was annoyed and angry, and it was estimated that there were 300,000 troops to the border! ”

Li Chengliang and Zu Chengxun sighed together, bowed deeply to Xia Mu and said: "The Tartar is a fierce man, and the last time he came to commit it, although he has been punished by the heavens, he is really to blame. But with their character of baring their teeth and retribution, they also ask the governor to make a wise decision, to seek revenge from heaven, and to raise the prestige of heaven! The military and civilians of Yizhou can only do their best to assist them, and they will never slack off. ”

Xia Mu bowed slightly, and said slowly: "Yizhou City and Hetao have been the territories of my Great Ming Dynasty since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao. Therefore, this Tartar invasion of our country is really an unrighteous move, my Ming Emperor His Majesty attaches great importance to it, and has written many times in advance to remind me to prepare my own foundation, and then sent the Admiral of Datong and General Zheng of Ningxia to help suppress, which shows the importance of the imperial court. ”

Saying that, Xia Mu stood up, looked at everyone, arched his hand in the direction of Beijing, and said: "This time it is really a time of crisis, the 300,000 Tartar army bullied my Ming border, and we and the trilateral army is only 100,000 people, but this time the foreign captives invaded the country, and our Ming ministers and workers are purely 'protecting the family and defending the country' and 'survival and survival'." You must be united with my Ming soldiers and sincere unity, so that we can unanimously capture the foreign prisoners and recover the rivers and mountains! ”

"Uncle's words are extremely true," Wang Chonggu and Zheng Zhilong listened to Xia Mu's words so earnestly, and hurriedly responded, "We are grateful to our hearts. The soldiers on both sides of our side will definitely be united with the uncle, sincerely united, united with the outside world, and restored the rivers and mountains. Drive out the captives and defend the country! ”

When Wang Chonggu said this, he was even more impassioned: "This admiral is going to write a book tonight to play the chapter and the military department, and ask Lord Yang Bo to send the border army in the Xuanda area to the north to assist the uncle in defending the country!" ”

Xia Mu listened, nodded happily, and said: "Since Admiral Wang has this good intention, Guangzhong has thanked you for the Ming soldiers!" ”

"Where! Where! Wang Chonggu hurriedly waved his hand and thanked him, "This is what we should do, and the governor doesn't need to say thank you." With that, he took his leave and went back to his bedchamber to write the recital.

Zheng Zhilong also stood up, his eyes glistening with tears, and said angrily: "The old man was eagerly looking forward to a big battle with the Tartars today...... Alas...... It is not a pity for the Tartars, who are like beasts and have no faith, to raze them to the ground...... It's just that the poor Tartars occupy the city of Jinzhou, and there are still nearly 10,000 people of the Ming Dynasty, who are deeply bullied and persecuted, but now they are inevitably burned with the Tartars and jade...... The old man felt heartbroken when he thought about it......"

"General Zheng is too worried! Since ancient times, people will die in war, and when the war breaks out, the guns and cannons have no eyes, and it is inevitable to be injured by mistake," Xia Mu pondered for a moment, and instructed Li Chengliang, "In this way, General Li, you go and ask people to make a few more big white flags more than four feet high, and write in Tatar and Chinese Chinese, 'Those who surrender to this flag will not die', and when the war starts, they will be erected in a flat and safe place outside the city gates." General Zheng and General Zu, you will send another team of soldiers to guard around this banner. In this case, when the two sides are fighting, whether the people of Jinzhou City or the Tartar soldiers are captured, they can throw themselves under this banner and protect their lives. ”

"So very good," Zheng Zhilong said happily, and at the same time said goodbye, "Without further ado, Uncle Lao and the general will send someone to do it, and the old man will arrange someone to handle this matter now." ”

After sending Zheng Zhilong out of the Chinese military tent, Xia Mucai slowly sat back on the tiger skin chair, stretched out his hand and slowly took out an order arrow from the order holder, held it in his palm, held it tightly, muttered for a long time, and shouted solemnly: "The generals listen to the order!" ”

In an instant, the generals in the Chinese military tent straightened their waists, held their breath, and responded in unison: "Please give an order, Your Excellency the Governor!" ”

"Today's battle is a key battle for my Northern Expeditionary Army, and the stakes are very high, not only the current saints, the cabinet, the military department, the hundred officials, and all the people in the world are waiting and seeing!" Xia Mu held the arrow tightly in his hand, and said eloquently, "The Japanese soldiers took the opportunity to enter, and the Tartars came with the strength of the country, and they really want to enslave my Chinese sons and daughters, steal my Chinese clothes, and plunder my Chinese treasures, and be the great enemy of my Chinese Celestial Empire!" If you soldiers can fight to the death and annihilate them outside the country, then our Chinese father and the people will forever remember this immortal feat that everyone has made! Our fathers and mothers will be proud of us; Our brothers and sisters will be proud of us; Our wives and children will be proud of us—and our children and grandchildren will be proud of us when they think of this present battle! Tens of millions of generations of Chinese sons and daughters will remember us! ”

Speaking of this, Xia Mu's eyes were filled with a little tears--the eyes of the generals under the tent were also filled with tears, which bloomed brilliantly under the bright candlelight!

"Zu Chengxun!" Xia Mu beckoned to Zu Chengxun.

"Lord Governor......" Zu Chengxun took a step forward, stood in line, clenched his fists, and said in a choked voice, "Zu has nothing else to say, but I ask you to give Zu the most difficult task - since Zu was defeated that day, he only remembers in his heart that he wants to kill all the Tartars and avenge the martyred brothers!" ”

"If you can have this ambition, you deserve to be a good man in my dignified China!" Xia Mu praised loudly, "That's why Admiral Ben asked you and Li Rusong to go and stop the night attack and assassination of the Japanese captives tonight!" Those little Japan, if you can't play with us, you will be deceitful, they will definitely assassinate here, this governor ordered you to patrol the night, and hold Xiaoling City safe! ”

"Thank you...... Governor Xie didn't remember Zu's previous mistakes, and gave Zu a chance to make meritorious contributions and raise his eyebrows! Zu Chengxun thanked with tears.

"What thank you have to this governor? You should thank yourself for your determination and perseverance to 'wash away shame with blood and sacrifice your life to kill the enemy'! Xia Muhan smiled and waved his hand, "In the next battle of the city, this governor still hopes that you will make new contributions with this determination and perseverance!" ”

Zu Chengxun was moved like a child at this moment, clenching his fists and bowing down, but he couldn't make a sound.

Xia Mu stood up, walked to Zu Chengxun's side, stroked his shoulder, and said angrily, "Generals! Now 300,000 Tartars are coming, there are Tartars in Jinzhou City behind them, and there are enemies from the Duoyan Department, Nuer Cadres, Boyan Department, and I Da Department in front, we have been surrounded by them, everyone, bet on the determination of my Chinese nation, bet on the determination of 100,000 soldiers such as us, and swear to live and die with the north, and would rather die in battle than lose the country! ”

When the generals heard this, they came down silently one by one, and their eyes were full of flames.

At this time, a young and powerful voice broke the silence: "Your Excellency Governor, you seem to have forgotten one point - the Thousand Mountain Peaks in the north outside Xiaolinghe City, Xiaoling City, and Yizhou City are at the corner of each other, if the enemy army occupies the Thousand Mountain Peaks, then the food and grass of our army will be cut off!" ”

The generals followed the sound and took a look, but saw that the person who spoke was the young Li Rusong. He looked at Xia Mu with a solemn expression, waiting for his reply.

"Yes! The terrain of the Thousand Mountain Peaks is dangerous, and it is easy to be condescending, and it is difficult to attack the following - now the Japanese prisoners and I have to defend the camp at the top of the mountain, and take advantage of the geographical advantages," Xia Mu frowned slightly, "This governor is also very troubled by this!" ”

When Dao Meteor heard this, he stepped out of the column in one step, bowed down and asked for orders: "Attacking the steep terrain of the cottage camp has always been my border guard. Dao Meteor is willing to lead three thousand brocade guards to gnaw on the 'hard bones' of the thousand mountain peaks to defend the enemy! ”

"Thanks to the meteor, you have been fighting against me for many years under Qiu Luan's account, and the deep mountains and rivers are so powerful!" Xia Mu's face was overjoyed, he held up an arrow in both hands, slowly came to the sword meteor, bowed down and handed it to him, and said angrily, "I think about it, this battle of climbing the mountain and attacking the peak, only you and Jinyiwei can go out!" When the morning dawn and the army of Alta attacked the city, you personally led 3,000 Jinyi guards to take the thousand peaks, so that the defenders on the peaks could not take advantage of the gap to go down the mountain to make trouble! In addition, let Zu Dashou lead the queen of the 800 cavalry palace to respond! ”

"Subordinate order!" Dao Meteor took Xia Mu's arrow with both hands, and a compelling look overflowed on his face, "I really didn't expect that after the defeat of the army, after more than 20 years, today I would have to fight with the Tartars again in this bitter cold place!" ”

"Yes, fortunately, General Dao knows how to fight in the mountains!" Li Chengliang also said with deep emotion, "Otherwise, my Liaodong Iron Cavalry is invincible on the plains, but if you want to attack the defending enemy on the Thousand Mountain Peak, you can only sigh at Wangfeng!" ”