was eating alone, Jiang Wanli, Cao Bianjiao, Li Dashan, Song Qing four people came, a little later, Lin Junyi and Guo Cheng, Li Gu, Wang Fei four pro-battalion officers also came, so, in addition to Peng Dazhui of the detective team and Qi Sanbao of the baggage battalion, almost the core generals of the Jinzhou army arrived.

Shi Dayong saw that everyone hadn't eaten, so he asked Guo Yi to go and work some more food, and the big guy was just around the fire and ate the dried salted radish.

When the generals were eating, Shi Dayong put down the bowl and observed, Jiang Wanli and Cao Bianjiao, the old subordinates of Jinzhou, ate very happily and had nothing to worry about, only Guo Cheng and Wang Fei, the two Sichuan generals, looked up at each other from time to time, as if they had something to say, but they were afraid of something and did not dare to say it.

Shi Dayong knew what the two of them were thinking, it was nothing more than killing officials and attacking officers and soldiers, and suddenly turning in, and thousands of people were short of food.

Dayong was also worried and anxious, not knowing if he could turn the tables in one fell swoop this time. But he couldn't show his anxiety in front of his subordinates, and only thought about the current serious situation in his heart.

After eating, everyone put down their bowls and sat quietly, Dayong suddenly got up, waved at them, and told them not to go back, but to wait here for the time being, and go around by themselves, and they will come to discuss the matter later. The generals agreed, and Dayong asked Guo Yi to bring a few personal soldiers with him.

The moon had risen in the sky, and under the moonlight there were camps of the Jinzhou army, some living in tents, others sleeping by the fire.

The war horses of the wolf cavalry army and the baggage battalion are fed by special personnel, but now there is a shortage of grain and grass, so the material for the war horses has been reduced, mainly based on hay, and some beans are added.

Because of the continuous advance, the soldiers were really sleepy and tired, and some wolf cavalry lay down on the grass next to the horses' hooves, with the reins hanging on their arms, and the saddles on their pillows, and they were so tired.

When the soldiers who had not yet fallen asleep saw the general coming, they hurriedly got up and saluted, and Dayong asked them not to get up and rest early. Along the way, there were soldiers who stepped forward to salute Dayong, most of whom were old camps in Jinzhou.

After inspecting the left camp of the infantry army again, and after confirming that there was no problem, Dayong was about to go back, when a personal soldier chased after him and shouted: "General! ”

Dayong stopped and turned his head and asked the soldier, "What's the matter?" ”

The soldiers approached him and reported to him: "General, Officer Peng, they are back. ”

"Coming back, so soon?" Dayong was a little surprised, why did Peng Dazhui come back so quickly, counting the time, he should still be near Pingdu.

Did something go wrong? Da Yong was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal Guo Yi to go back with him

As soon as Dayong came back, he saw Jiang Wanli, Cao Bianjiao, and Li Dashan talking around the fire, standing and listening to a few sentences, but they were talking about the thieves. Peng Dazhui and his nephew Sihai squatted on the side and chewed on the potato.

Everyone didn't notice that Shi Dayong was back, and they were talking excitedly, and Song Qing, the acting battalion officer of the left battalion of the infantry army, said with emotion: "The imperial court has stationed so many soldiers in Huguang and the Central Plains, and I heard that they have all driven the thieves to the mountains, why is it that in just a few months, the Central Plains is in chaos again?" Could it be that those soldiers are all rice buckets? (Author's note: At this time, the thief is Gao Yingxiang)

"Humph! The soldiers are not angry, and those civilian officials are blindly commanding, fighting the people in the northwest, and things like this have not only happened once or twice. If we continue to suppress it like this, I am afraid that there will be more thieves than officers and soldiers. "After Cao Bianjiao became a general in the northwest, he fought several battles with the people's army with his uncle Wenzhao, and he had a painful pain for the people's army, but he knew better than everyone here where the root of the more chaotic this was coming. With Shi Dayong for a long time, Cao Bianjiao's personality is becoming more and more like Shi Dayong, I am afraid that it is the truth that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black.

"! Fucking thief! Li Dashan scolded, "Didn't the imperial court call Chen Qiyu the governor of the five provinces?" It is said that there is a master, but why is the situation getting more and more chaotic? ”

Jiang Wanli shook his head and explained: "Chen Qiyu is a new official, and he is in Xi'an, this mess is in Henan, and he can't save the fire from far water." However, there are always many fewer thieves than last year, I heard that in Xunyang was hit hard by the governor Lu Xiangsheng, and his vitality was greatly damaged, although he ran into Henan again, but I am afraid that he is no longer the opponent of Henan's official army. ”

His words made everyone nod, although they stayed in Pingdugou, a place where birds don't, before and after the year, the general also got a lot of military information reports from Pei Shaokuan in Beijing, many of which talked about the thieves in the Central Plains and Huguang, and the generals knew about the several victories of the official army against the Henan thieves after the year. Now although the thief has fled from Xunyang to Henan again, he no longer has the momentum of last year, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is still breathing.

Among the old people in Jinzhou present, Lin Junyi was the army that came from Changping after the Battle of Dalinghe, and he was not as good as Jiang Wanli and Li Dashan, who had been following Shi Dayong, so he never interjected when they spoke. When others stopped talking, he suddenly said: "I think this thief is afraid that it will be difficult to calm down for a while, didn't the previous thief resurgence every time he reached a desperate situation?" So this time it's the same as before, we can't be too optimistic, this thief probably can't be exterminated" After speaking, suddenly a spirit said: "If our Ming Dynasty has been in civil strife, maybe the Mantars will take the opportunity to enter the customs again!" ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, even Shi Dayong in the distance was also shocked when he heard it, and in his vague impression, it seemed that the Qing army had indeed entered the customs several times, and it didn't seem to be in the same place, could it really be as Lin Junyi said, was the Nu Chief Hongtai really planning to enter the customs for the second time?

Yes or no, no one can answer.

Jiang Wanli sighed and said: "Who can say for sure about this, we are not full of Tartars, who knows what they think." However, in the first two years, the Dongyu invaded the Kou, and the disaster of Gyeonggi was not light, but the imperial court also strengthened the defense of Gyeonggi, and it was afraid that the Dongju would not be able to enter easily. ”

"What if Dongyu doesn't come in from Gyeonggi?" Lin Junyi's eyes became a little sharp.

"This"

Jiang Wanli was speechless and didn't dare to think about it. The faces of the others also changed, and for a while, there was silence around the fire.

"Whether to come or not is not for us to worry about. The soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, the Dongyu has fought from Jinzhou, and the losses are not small, even if they want to enter the customs again, they can't come in front of them. Our top priority is how to break into Pingdu City. ”

Shi Dayong walked up, and the generals hurriedly got up and saluted, Dayong looked straight at Peng Dazhui and asked in a deep voice, "How?" ”

"I can fight." Peng Dazhuan's head nodded slightly.

"Tell me." Shi Dayong took Peng Dazhu's hand and sat down.