Jize is located in the south of Quang Binh Province, more than 600 miles away from Jingshi. At the confluence of the Shahe River and the Zhanghe River, the terrain is low-lying, the swamps are all over, and therefore the aquatic plants are quite abundant, because there are more fish, shrimp and cordyceps, which are very suitable for the stocking of chickens and ducks, so it is named "Jize".

Gao Qiqian's choice of Jize as a place to garrison soldiers has a deep intention. Jize is not only the traffic artery of Guangping Mansion into the Daimyo's Mansion, but also can pass Guò Fei Township, Cheng'an line quickly enter Henan, and can also go to Qiu County to enter Shandong, the so-called advance can be attacked and retreated can be defended, of course, the main reason is because of the convenient location of Jize and many ways to retreat.

Julu was surrounded, but the news of Lu Xiangsheng's heavy damage to the Qing army a few days ago still reached Ji Ze, and Gao Qiqian's reaction was the same as Yang Sichang's, and he was surprised. There is no food and grass inside, and there are no reinforcements outside, and they actually fought such a victory, which makes me and others who are watching from the wall feel embarrassed.

Gao Qiqian couldn't help but secretly scold Wang Pu, the original commander of Datong, for being incompetent. If it succeeds, it will be easy to transfer the 8,000 elites of the Jin army, and by the way, it can also disintegrate Lu Xiangsheng's military heart. Who would have thought that before this Wang Pu walked out of the camp gate, he was easily killed by Lu Xiangsheng.

If this plan succeeds, I'm afraid that Lu Xiangsheng is a dead man now, where did he get so much trouble!

Early this morning, Gao Qiqian was woken up from his sleep, but it was Yang Sichang, the master of Beijing, who sent people to deliver the letter day and night. Gao Qiqian was stunned and froze in place, how could the news reach the emperor's ears so quickly, he was far away from the land of the size of a giant deer, and this was just a few days after he learned it, how could the news fly to the capital like a wing.

Gao Qiqian immediately figured out the unusual meaning. The news can be transmitted so quickly, only Jinyiwei and Dongchang, could it be that Cao Huachun is also involved in this matter? If so, then what exactly does he want?

Although Gao Qiqian won the trust of Emperor Chongzhen, he was in charge of the elite troops of the Beijing division such as the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Beijing Battalion. But Cao Huachun is the palm seal eunuch of the celebrant after all. In terms of function, he is the general leader of the internal officials in the world, although Gao Qiqian is strong, he really wants to confront Cao Huachun face to face. But it may not be able to get the benefits.

Yang Sichang said it lightly. "Timing"!

The decree to rescue the giant deer has been issued. What else can I do, when can I see the right time? When Yang Sichang said this, it was a bit of a sense of shirking responsibility. A move to make peace. It was decided by Yang Sichang, Tian Hongyu and Gao Qiqian, and now they can't support it in Beijing, so they throw the burden to Jize, where in the world is such a cheap thing!

But if you don't do it, you really can't. After being stationed in Jize for such a long time, if he really wants to send troops to rescue the giant deer, it is tantamount to helping Lu Xiangsheng make immortal achievements and achieve his reputation. In this way, not to mention Yang Sichang, how he will deal with himself in the future is a problem!

Gao Qiqian was in a dilemma for a while.

Jize City is not big, there are only 200,000 people in the city, so most of them have fled, the facilities in the city are also dilapidated, the county government and other yamen were burned by the thieves of the previous year, helpless, Gao Qiqian had to put his Chinese military camp tent in the City God Temple outside the city.

The soldiers outside the door made a report, and a person pushed the door in.

Gao Qiqian turned his head and looked, "Uncle Chang, you're here!" ”

The visitor was a young officer in his twenties, wearing light armor, a red military attache robe, and an iron helmet in his hand. Thick eyebrows and fine eyes, but there is an inch-long scar on the cheekbone of the right cheek, "Father-in-law, I have received the news that the grain and grass from Jianghuai will arrive in a blink of an eye, and my son has ordered someone to go out to answer it?" ”

Gao Qiqian shook his head weakly, "That's fine, what is the situation of the various armies now?" No one is making trouble anymore, is there? ”

The young officer nodded, "The situation of the sergeant has calmed down a lot. I have ordered the Liaozhen military horses to clamp the Xuanda Department left and right, Jiang Yunyi, Zhou Shifeng, and Xu Chengming can't make much waves. Rest assured, with my Wu Sangui here, I will never let them make trouble! Besides, as soon as the military food and grass arrive, some eat and some wear, the soldiers will not follow them for no reason! ”

Gao Qiqian nodded, his face soothed, "These three people are Lu Xiangsheng's old subordinates, and they have been clamoring to rescue the giant deer in the early morning, but they have been pressed by our family to this day, and it is inevitable that they will be a little dissatisfied in their hearts." Sue your soldiers and horses in Liaozhen, don't quarrel with them, just block their way! ”

"Yes, my son understands!" Wu Sangui clasped his fists and saluted.

Wu Sangui observed his words and asked again: "Isn't my father-in-law still worried about the affairs of the giant deer?" ”

Seeing Gao Qiqian's worried nod, Wu Sangui smiled, and the scar on his face also sinvered, looking particularly weird. "Why should the father-in-law worry, although he Lu Xiangsheng was lucky to win, he faced the main force of the left wing of the Tartars, even if Lu Xiangsheng is brave, how long can he last?"

"But seeing that the imperial court's holy decree urging us to march into the army is coming, we can't disobey the decree! Once rescued, the Qing army will inevitably retreat, which is equivalent to rescuing Lu Xiangsheng from the sea of suffering! In this way, wouldn't it be a self-relic! ”

Wu Sangui smiled slyly, "Father-in-law, you old man is confused!" Yang Ge sent us the word 'timing', which has a deep meaning! ”

"Oh?" Gao Qiqian was stunned for a moment, "What is the meaning?" ”

Wu Sangui came over and whispered to Gao Qiqian: "Father-in-law, what Yang Sichang means is that it is okay to send troops, the key is to grasp the timing of sending troops. Lu Xiangsheng and Tartar fought hard in Julu, when to rescue and how to rescue, that is a matter for us to decide. As long as we take a slow, wait for Lu Xiangsheng and the Tartars to fight exhausted, it is best to wait for Lu Xiangsheng to die in battle, and then we will send troops, think about it, when the Tartars will also suffer heavy losses and be unable to fight again, won't we just sit back and reap the profits? After the war, let's write a note to the imperial court, showing that Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, although we tried our best to rescue, although we failed to save him, but we repelled the Tartar army, isn't this a great achievement? ”

Gao Qiqian's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated. "But the imperial court's decree is about to come, once the Qin Cha urges, what can we do?"

Wu Sangui grinned: "This is easy to do, my son will ask someone to hide the grain and grass from Jianghuai first, and toss out some noise, the soldiers have no food, so they naturally refuse to pull out, even if we are the generals who command the army, we are helpless, let alone Qincha!" ”

Gao Qiqian suddenly realized, laughed out loud for a while, and patted Wu Sangui's shoulder approvingly. This righteous son of his own is not only decisive in killing and proficient in military affairs, but even this private path is unmatched, and his vision and methods are very vicious.

The two smiled at each other, in the midst of triumph. The soldiers outside the door came to report that the imperial court's messenger had arrived outside the gate of the big camp.

Gao Qiqian and Wu Sangui exchanged a look, and Wu Sangui immediately ordered someone to dispatch five hundred elite horsemen to stop the grain delivery team coming from Jianghuai.

Jize is 600 miles away from Beijing, and Gong Yonggu and Wang Mengbi, the eunuch of Xuanzhi, under the leadership of Yang Tinglin, traveled day and night, and it only took two days to arrive at the Jize camp.

Gong Yonggu is a native of Wanping, Hebei, a disciple of Yan Zhao, serving Princess Yong'an, and the two are deeply affectionate and harmonious. He is heroic and brave, and his character is well-known in the clan and the court. Although he likes to make friends with the Magi and literati, he is well versed in military affairs and is good at riding and archery. This time he went to Hebei to preach the decree, no one dared to agree, but Gong Yonggu stepped forward and took over the errand by himself, and after hearing that Emperor Chongzhen heard about it, he was greatly moved, and specially summoned him and Princess Yongan and his wife, and praised and rewarded him.

Wang Mengbi is Cao Huachun's confidant, and when he came, he had already received Cao Huachun's entrustment, and he must force Gao Qiqian to send troops immediately. Gao Qiqian's careful thoughts, Cao Huachun's heart is like a mirror, he and Yang Sichang are inside and outside, not to mention the cabinet, but also calculated his thoughts on his head of the celebrant supervisor, this is really tolerable and unbearable, no matter what, we must give him a lesson, let him know whose world this celebrant is.

And Yang Tinglin is thinking about speeding up, the situation in Julu City is extremely dangerous, and the reinforcements arrive a day late, and Lu Xiangsheng's troops will have to pay more casualties. The top priority at the moment is to immediately urge Gao Qiqian's army to quickly carry reinforcements, and the others are all empty.

In this way, although the three of them had their own thoughts, they were surprisingly unanimous in urging Gao Qiqian to enter the army. The three commanders who led the team did not hesitate to work day and night, but they suffered the 500 soldiers of the Beijing camp who accompanied them. The Jingying troops of the Ming Dynasty have been peaceful for a long time, and they have long ceased to be the martial arts of the past, and now they have become a gold-plated place for the children of the nobles and the sons of the Haoqiang, etc., and they are smoky and chaotic. Therefore, after the bumps of the past two days, everyone is in crooked armor, not in shape, one by one, gray and dirty, and there is no longer the vigor of the past.

After waiting for a while, there were three horn cannons in the camp, and it was not a lot of effort, and the generals of the various departments were assembled, and they went to meet the angels outside the gate under the leadership of Gao Qiqian.

Cao Wuxian wore the armor of a Beijing camp soldier, and accompanied Yang Tinglin behind him, not leaving his side.

Gao Qiqian's generals, generals, guerrilla generals, guerrillas, etc. all followed behind him, welcoming Gong Yonggu, Wang Mengbi and others into the tent. At this time, incense had been burned in the big tent. After a few gossips, Wang Mengbi began to read out the holy decree.

After the holy decree was read, there was a sudden silence in the big tent, and Wang Mengbi put away the holy decree and handed it over to Gao Qiqian, who was helped up by Wu Sangui. "Father-in-law Gao, the will has been read, and the emperor's explanation is very clear to you, forgive me for the courage to ask, when do you plan to raise troops to Julu?"

Gao Qiqian coughed twice, and was about to answer, but Wu Sangui next to him took over with a smile, "Father-in-law, the emperor's orders to us naturally dare not slack off, but there are still some difficulties in the army at the moment, and it may be delayed for two or three days." ”

"Difficulty?" Wang Mengbi frowned, "But I don't know what the difficulty General Wu said is ......?" ”

Wu Sangui was about to answer, but outside the big tent suddenly boiled.

"The emperor wants us to send troops to fight a decisive battle with the Tartars, and we will naturally die in vain, but the villain wants to dare to ask Gonggong Gao and the generals when will the arrears of food and grass and military salaries be distributed?" (To be continued......)