Thousands of miles away, in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City of Beijing, there is a half-finished bamboo and stone painting on the table. A drop of ink on the tip of the pen dripped down and became a mass of diffuse ink on the rice paper, and Wang Chengen whispered beside him: "Your Majesty." ”

Chongzhen recovered from his distraction, and when he saw the ink, he gently rested the brush on the pen holder and walked back to his imperial case.

"The military department...... What's the latest news? ”

"Back to Long live, these two days are not there, Liang Tingdong came to a trip, saying that the Liaohai Sea has frozen, the news of Liaodong has been broken, and the governor of Denglai has no idea, Liaozhen has lost thousands of people in Xipingbao, and said that all the 100,000 troops of Jiannu have gone to Gaizhou."

"Gaizhou." Chongzhen thought about it in his mind, picked up the nine-sided map compiled by the military department and looked for it for a while, he didn't have the kind of exquisite map of Dengzhou, the nine-sided map belonged to the freehand map, which was far from the actual scale, but he could also roughly know the location.

"Cheng'en, do you think...... Do you think anyone can win? ”

Wang Chengen swallowed a mouthful of saliva, this question is very difficult to answer, Dengzhou will definitely monopolize Liaodong if he wins, and become the second in Denglai, and Jiannu is the mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

"The slave maid feels that the slave chief and Chen Xin will definitely fight to defeat both, maybe they will end up together, and in the end, they will still rely on Wang Shi to recover the mountains and rivers of Liaodong."

Chongzhen sighed softly after hearing this, when the Dengzhou dragoons in Linxian County withdrew, he thought that Chen Xin was hinting that he would give up the outlying strongholds and be a Liaodong king like Li Chengliang with peace of mind, so he sent the Zhendingfu guerrilla battalion to Linxian County to receive those tunbao, but he didn't know that thousands of guerrillas were beaten by a group of tunhu and fled, and ran all the way to the Daimyo's mansion, and looted along the way, Chongzhen had to transfer another Tongzhou section to bomb and suppress.

At that time, Chongzhen was furious, and ordered the military department to gather soldiers and horses in Beizhili, Jizhen, and Shanhaiguan, and prepare to besiege Linxian, but he didn't know that the army of more than 100,000 on paper was really not even transferred out when he was mobilized.

A assembly has not been completed so far, Chongzhen found that there were more than 200,000 troops around Jingshi, and none of them could go to take down those tunbao in Linxian County, so he only had a helpless feeling when he heard the word Wang Shi.

"Liaodong, Liaodong." Chongzhen said softly, "Who wins better?" ”……

In the study room of Jingshi Wen Tiren Mansion, the charcoal fire bakes the house warm, and the aroma of sandalwood wafts gently in the house. The thin Wen Tiren looked at the ground intently, while listening to Liang Tingdong in front of him.

"Mr. Wen." Liang Tingdong said in a low voice: "The news from Liaozhen that Jiannu went to Gaizhou, and the Dengzhou army is in the pot shop in the south of Gaizhou, I'm afraid that this winter will be decided." ”

"Okay, recover Liaodong." The fingers of Wen Tiren's right hand tapped lightly on the back of his left hand, if it is really Chen Xinguang's restoration of Liaodong, it is not a bad thing for Wen Tiren, although the ministers of the DPRK and China know the current situation in Dengzhou, but the people may not be so clear, although Chen Xin issued that document before the war, and received most of the benefits of the victory over the government to himself, but Wen Tiren, the first assistant, can also share the profits, at least during his tenure to solve the Eastern Affairs.

Liang Tingdong peeked at Wen Tiren's expression, now that the decisive battle between Dengzhou Town and Jiannu is imminent, if Chen Xin is defeated and killed, Liaodong is still the same, I don't know how the emperor will solve Denglai, if Dengzhou wins, Dengzhou Town will become the master of Liaodong, with the vastness of Liaodong, Dengzhou Town will be more powerful, and the imperial court will not be prepared.

Liang Tingdong's purpose here today is to probe Wen Tiren's tone, once these two situations occur, how should he deal with it, but it seems that Wen Tiren does not seem to have any attitude.

Wen Tiren touched his dry beard and said: "Some time ago, it was said that Banzai recruited the official into the palace, and the emperor wanted You Shiwei and Liao Zhen in Shanhaiguan to make preparations. ”

Liang Tingdong hadn't heard of this yet, so it could be seen that Wen Tiren also had reservations about him, so he hurriedly asked, "Then how does Guan Ning reply." ”

Wen Tiren smiled and said: "You Shiwei is an old saying, there is not enough food, but he walked to Qiantun with his soldiers and horses, and then stopped and asked the household department to raise money for him." Zu Dashou replied that his men and horses had been wiped out in Xiping Fort, and he asked the imperial court to pay him some military salaries, so he could recruit a new batch. In the final analysis, Zu Dashou and You Shiwei are afraid of Dengzhou Town and are unwilling to take advantage of the fire of the imperial court. ”

Liang Tingdong knew this result for a long time, and when the military department mobilized these military leaders, he had heard it countless times.

Wen Tiren lightly took the teacup, "There are some things, no matter how urgent they are, there is a war between the two sides in Liaodong, and outsiders can't get in, so it's not too late to wait for them to divide the winner." ”

"Xiaguan understands." Liang Tingdong bowed and retreated.

When Liang Tingdong walked away with the housekeeper, Wen Tiren walked out of the study, there was some light snow floating in the gloomy sky, Wen Tiren shook his head slightly and said, "Liaodong...... Whoever wins and who loses, the court is not a winner. ”……

Dengzhou Chengdong School Field, Liu Minyou sat in a somewhat unfamiliar general military office office, this is an office specially left for him by Chen Xin, next to Chen Xin's general military office, this time Chen Xin led the troops out, and handed over Dengzhou affairs to Liu Minyou to deal with, so he changed to work here.

There are Zhou Shifa, Song Wenxian, Mo Huaiwen, Li Donghua, Wu Youdao, Zhang Dahui and several other people in the house, this is the committee left behind in Dengzhou, and Zhang Dada is the permanent secretary of this committee, responsible for communication and coordination in the center. Dengzhou's internal affairs have long been in place with procedures and rules, and they meet every two days, and the main topic is to deal with the threats around them, and today is the meeting time.

Song Wenxian said to Liu Minyou: "Xu Congzhi transferred Shandong Wude soldiers to Xincheng County, most of the Wude soldiers fled along the way, and his staff found the person of the Foreign Affairs Department in Jinan Mansion, and begged that person to talk to Geng Zhongming, saying that Wude soldiers only went to Xincheng County, and would never enter Qingzhou Mansion, and asked Geng Zhongming not to attack him." Xu Congzhi also brought a message to his subordinates, which was roughly the same intention, but he just had to deal with the imperial court. ”

Liu Minyou turned to Li Donghua and said: "Xu Congzhi thinks best, but let Geng Zhongming take strict precautions, and if there is any provocation in the direction of Shandong, he will fight back strongly." ”

Li Donghua was the left-behind representative of the military, and he recorded it after hearing about it. Song Wenxian continued: "On the side of Lin County, only the soldiers of Changping and Tongzhou mobilized by the Beijing Division arrived at Zhending Mansion and Daimyo's Mansion, and they did not dare to enter Lin County, and they were temporarily deadlocked. ”

Liu Min nodded a little, Lin County is far away, and he can't give any orders, so he can only rely on those people to stick to it, once the battle situation in Liaodong is clear, no one will dare to fight Lin County's idea anymore.

Thinking of this, Liu Minyou turned to Zhou Shifa, "Shifa, Liaodong ......"

Zhou Shifa shook his head helplessly, "I haven't received news from the clipper for three days, and the last time I knew it, the whole army of Jiannu has gone south to Gaizhou, and the Military Command Department thinks that the decisive battle will start after the ice freezes." ”

Liu Min has a burst of anxiety in his heart, maybe the fight has started at this time, waiting for the result is often more difficult than experiencing it in person, this house is full of Dengzhou high-level people, the result of this battle will determine their future political career, and even the status of several generations of the family, in fact, everyone is worried about the war.

The room was quiet for a while, and Song Wenxian persuaded: "Lord Liu can be relieved, there are fierce generals like Zhu Guobin, Wang Changfu, Fan Shouye, Zheng Sanhu, and Zhong Laosi, and I will definitely annihilate Na Jiannu in Dengzhou." ”

Liu Minyou took a deep breath, "I firmly believe it." ”……

On the battlefield of Yulinpu, where the smoke of gunpowder was filled, a gust of north wind blew, white smoke slowly drifted south, and a flying tiger skeleton flag also fluttered with the north wind, which was the second battalion of the Dengzhou guards on standby.

"Fan Shouye and Zheng Sanhu are all very happy, and Lao Tzu is about to freeze his feet."

Zhong Laosi complained to the military judge next to him, the war was close to an hour, and the fierce battle situation had already made Zhong Laosi unbearable, and he had been walking around under the battalion flag and talking to the battalion judge.

The battalion judge said calmly: "Camp Officer Zhong, don't shake it, it's time for us to attack soon." ”

Zhong Laosi glanced at him dissatisfiedly, "What do you know as a military judge." ”

The military judge pointed to the left, "Lord Chen is here." ”

Zhong Laosi turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Chen Xin and Liu Pojun who came with the guards, hurriedly tidied up the bright helmets, and stood under the military flag in a proper manner.

Zhong Laosi stood very standard, his hands were on his legs, his chin was slightly raised, and Chen Xin's mount stopped in front of him and shouted, "Zhong Laosi!" ”

"Here!"

"Here's a mission for you!"

Zhong Laosi couldn't hold back his excitement and said loudly, "Please dispatch!" ”

"Zhong Caisheng, the commander of the second battalion of the guards, ordered your troops to break through the battle line along the gap opened by the seventh battalion and defeat the Jiannu Chinese army. The Thousand Headquarters of the Guards Cavalry and the Second Battalion of the Cavalry are reinforced to your department, which are under your command. ”

"Understood! What else do you have to say? ”

"Don't want those fancy things, simple is the best, and defeat Houjin Middle Road as quickly as possible! Let's gather the whole Houjin army on the west side of the sea. ”

Zhong Laosi's eyes lit up, and he howled: "Please rest assured, my subordinates will personally send Huang Taiji to my lord!" ”

Chen Xin stared at Zhong Laosi, "The whole world is looking at us, and the three million Liao people who died in Liaodong are looking at us, waiting for you to avenge them." ”

Zhong Laosi shouted, jumped on his horse after saluting Chen Xinli, and said to the trumpeter beside him: "The whole team, the flag!" ”

Then he turned to the staff officers and military judges who were on standby, "Inform the headquarters of the thousand companies to march to the position of the seventh battalion with the front column of the company moving with the battalion flag, the first general in the marching sequence, the second general in the center, and the third general in the rear, and the combat staff officer with the sentry horses and the pacifying soldiers to set off immediately, and guide the march route in front." ”……

The assembly horn sounded, Tang Wei stopped stomping his feet, Liu Liu shouted the voice of the whole team sounded in front of the queue, the soldiers in the queue lifted the flintlock pistol from the ground one after another, Tang Wei was the second platoon of the first company of the 20000 headquarters of the 2nd Guards Battalion, and when the company marched frontally, he was in the first row of the 1000 general column.

The second battalion of the guards is the only flintlock battalion in the Dengzhou infantry, which is the same as the establishment of the phalanx troops. That is, the three corps are a small team, the third squad is a flag team, the two flag teams are a row, the two rows plus a skirmish flag team are a company, the four companies are a thousand general, and the three thousand are a battalion, with a total number of 4,200 people, a combat force of about 3,600 people, equipped with four eight-pounder guns and six four-pounder guns, which is the most powerful infantry battalion in Dengzhou Town.

The flags of the second battalion were quickly responded to the flags one by one, and when the queue was finished, the flags were over, and the drums beat on the side of the 1,000th headquarters, and the queues marched forward layer by layer.

"Fatty." Xie Fei said next to Tang Wei, "Be careful when you fight, Guan Xiaomei has promised you, I am still waiting for the two of us to do a small business together......

"No, no." Tang Wei was in high spirits, "I'm not afraid of anything now, I want to let my little sister Guan see it, I'm not a bad seed, I want to get a medal to go back, and I married her later, and she has a face when she goes out." ”

Xie Fei was about to speak, when a forward horn sounded, and Liu Yue, the commander of the 2,000 headquarters, rode past the side of the first company on horseback, "Guards battalion, advance!" (To be continued.) )