Liu Yuliang's so-called outspoken statement of performing their duties was immediately booed by several important ministers, Liu Yuliang was triumphant and continued to explain: "You may think that this statement of performing their duties is equivalent to not building a yì, but in fact it is very false. Speaking of this, he paused, and seeing that the emperor did not object, he continued to explain boldly and confidently, but first asked a question: "Dare to ask you, where is Li Xin, the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, at this moment?" ”

"It is said that it is outside the side wall...... The details are unknown, and this vulgar martial artist is too bold to ...... without asking for instructions."

Someone replied hesitantly, and Liu Yuliang got this reply enough, and immediately interrupted this person's chatter.

"Di Bao has already had clear news that Li Xin's department is now between the sea of water and the sea of Qi'er in the Monan grassland, and it is only far from the ground. As we all know, Li Xin's soldiers are fierce and fierce, and it is natural for him to rush south. Hong Chengchou is not only good at scheming but also good at soldiers, his corporal is one as ten, and Xuanfu is only a hundred miles away from the town guard. ”

After some analysis, Zhu Youzhen nodded frequently, thinking deeply, it seems that Liu Yuliang has been idle for half a month, and he has really figured it out a lot.

"That's what Liu Qing said!"

Zhu Youzhen made a final decision, this idea that was not an idea was finalized in court, but who couldn't put forward a rebuttal opinion, who made the important ministers dare not speak at the beginning, for fear of taking the responsibility that should not be borne, and now let Liu Yuliang pick the peach for nothing, but it is too late to regret it.

Liu Yuliang returned to the cabinet, although the first assistant candidate for the emperor has not yet been determined, but after the appearance of this old man who came back with the merit of advice, it seems that the dust is about to settle, just waiting for the good news ahead, this person will re-ascend to the throne of the first assistant of the cabinet.

With Liu Yuliang's urging, it didn't even take half a day from the drafting of the decree to the issuance, which was really outrageous in efficiency compared with the previous days or even ten days of hard work.

Before the sun set that day, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, received a holy order from the imperial court urging him to send troops. In fact, Hong Chengchou had already learned the news that the Qing court had gathered the northern Mongolian tribes to go south, but for some reason, he chose not to move.

In the past day, the call for Xuanfu to send troops is very high, after all, Datong Mansion and Xuanfu are dependent on each other, if you sit and watch the other party's city fall, the next target of the Qing army will be Xuanfu, and then expect others not to sit and watch jokes?

Now, the emperor's holy decree has come, which has made the Xuanfu even more boiling, and several deputy generals are ready to deal with the dispatch of troops in advance. Hong Chengchou summoned almost all the generals in Xuanfu City that night to study the specific matters of sending troops, when to send troops, where to send troops, and how much troops to send?

Most of these details were quickly finalized one by one, and only the time for sending troops was left unresolved for a while. After the meeting ended that night, Lu Huizhong, who was an observer, stayed behind and personally approached Hong Chengchou to express his advice.

The previous action to rebel against the Three Guards to defect to the Xuanfu was a complete failure, and Lu Huizhong's face was gloomy, and he was hung by Hong Chengchou until now. Being able to let him sit in on the table today, Lu Huizhong smelled a glimmer of opportunity, it seems that Hong Chengchou's attitude towards him has been a little loose, how long will he wait if he doesn't seize the opportunity now?

Hong Chengchou really agreed to meet him, and he didn't talk nonsense when he met.

"Zi'an came to see Ben Shuai this time, but he made a suggestion about sending troops?"

"The eyes of the ministry are like torches, and they can't hide anything, exactly!"

"Oh? What do you think, let's talk about it! ”

Lu Huizhong could hear a bit of drama and abuse from Hong Chengchou's mouth, and knew that he was very disappointed in his previous failure to rebel against the Three Guards, I am afraid that these people in the field service team were already vain people who only knew how to talk about soldiers on paper in the eyes of Hong Butang, but now they had to bite the bullet and say: "Huizhong thinks that what the ministry is worried about is nothing more than the time to send troops, and Huizhong also thinks that the matter of sending troops should not be delayed!" ”

Hong Chengchou's snort was imperceptible, but he was noncommittal, staring at Lu Huizhong.

Lu Huizhong didn't understand what Hong Chengchou meant, and he didn't dare to make any more rash statements, so he had to stand on the spot, like a prisoner waiting for the verdict.

After a long time, Hong Chengchou's voice that couldn't hear any emotion said lightly: "So, are you the commander of Jian Yì to send troops immediately?" ”

There was a bit of coldness in his eyes, and a bit of indescribable complexity. fell into Lu Huizhong's eyes, but he understood that Hong Chengchou had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly explained.

"Ministry, please listen to Huizhong's details, it is advisable to send troops in a hurry, but a decisive battle with the Qing army is just the opposite."

Hong Chengchou sighed, obviously very interested, and seemed to be quite interested Looking at Lu Huizhong, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. This change obviously gave Lu Huizhong the courage and motivation to continue talking.

"Say something that shouldn't be said, after all, there is a holy decree urging, if you prevaricate, I'm afraid it will be difficult to avoid attacks in the court. But once the troops are dispatched, when the decisive battle will be not something that outsiders can beak. ”

Lu Huizhong's meaning is obvious, Hong Chengchou has a history of prevarication and sending troops, and it is precisely because of this that he was snubbed by the emperor, and this time he was able to serve as the governor of Xuanda again not so much because of his ability, but because of his luck. If you make the same mistake again, I am afraid that there will be no hope of a recovery in this life. In order to further express his identity as close to him, Lu Huizhong said the next words more bluntly.

"Capture Li Xin's troops and relieve the siege of the town and guards, and you can kill two birds with one stone in the four words of rushing troops to slow down the decisive battle!"

At this point in the conversation, Hong Chengchou's interest seemed to have finally been aroused, and he ordered someone to watch the seat and bring tea. Lu Huizhong's heart that had been hanging for a long time finally fell back into his stomach safely.

Hong Chengchou stared at Lu Huizhong with blazing eyes, and suddenly asked, "If this commander gives you a soldier and horse, how should you use it?" ”

This unprovoked words made Lu Huizhong stunned on the spot, and he couldn't figure out whether Hong Chengchou really intended to let him lead a team of soldiers and horses, or if it was for his examination. Under the turn of his mind, Lu Huizhong made a decision, this must be Hong Chengchou's further examination of him, so he let it go.

"It depends on how much the ministry asks Huizhong to lead the troops?"

The tone of his speech is not small, as if no matter how many people can control it. Hong Chengchou frowned slightly, if these words were before, he would definitely blast them out, but at the moment, it may not be that this person has a confident idea.

Hong Chengchou really guessed correctly, Lu Huizhong is not a mediocre person, and after the failure of his plan to oppose the Three Guards, he must find another opportunity to make a splash, and he knows very well that there are not many opportunities left for him.

Before this conversation, he had made all kinds of preparations, and he had not even let go of some unrealistic ideas, and this leader was what he subconsciously hoped for, and dreamed of.

"How about giving you 10,000 pawns?"

Lu Huizhong immediately continued: "Xuanfu has 30,000 soldiers, if the ministry hands over 10,000 to Huizhong, I think it is half of the troops sent this time, make a bold plan, the troops of Xinping Fort are the only place for the Tartar soldiers to flee north, and when the ministry defeats the besieging Tartar soldiers, they can take the opportunity to annihilate it!" ”

Hong Chengchou's face immediately turned cold, "Wouldn't this make Ben Shuai angry for you?" ”

Lu Huizhong was stunned for a moment, immediately sweating, and immediately forced himself to calm down: "The ministry is wrong, as the commander of an army, all the results are obtained by you in the center, how can you say that your subordinates are in the fire?" ”

After that, he still felt that it was not enough, and the ministry didn't seem to ask why he killed two birds with one stone, so he explained his thoughts in detail: "The so-called one stone and two eagles are waiting for the fall of Xinping Fort, and Li Xin's soldiers are sent to the outside of the border wall, and there are Tartars in the middle to block it, and the so-called whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and the Xuanfu army just made a contribution to the recovery in one fell swoop......"

Hong Chengchou was noncommittal, still grimacing, waved his hand, and motioned for Lu Huizhong to leave. This result was unexpected, Hong Chengchou didn't use him, but gave a happy word, waved his hand and sent people away.

Lu Huizhong left the governor's mansion with a lot of gains and losses, and as soon as he returned to his residence, he received a military order from the governor, ordering all the field service personnel to immediately set out with the army. At this time, it was nearly midnight, and the dispatch of troops at this time was unthinkable to everyone, some people complained, and some people were with unspeakable excitement.

Only Lu Huizhong shed two lines of tears excitedly, and Hong Butang finally adopted his proposal, although he did not explicitly reuse himself.

The overnight march made Lu Hui tired like a dog, and the Xuanfu march was not like the later Three Guards who took care of the field service team, and they were all treated as soldiers.

In the end, Lu Huizhong and the field service team still shamefully fell behind, and when it was dawn, they could catch up with the large army, but they heard a faint shouting of killing and the rumbling sound of cannons in the distance. There were auxiliaries retreating in front, and Lu Huizhong hurriedly grabbed one and asked, "Brother, what's going on ahead?" ”

The auxiliary soldier glanced at Lu Huizhong with disdain, and saw that this guy was a straggler, Hong Butang was very strict in governing the army, and what was waiting for him was either a military stick or a head, but he still answered the question.

"Can't you hear me, there's a fight ahead? Hong Butang urged us to break the siege within one day, and this is a tragic ......"

"What? What the? Fighting? How did you start fighting? ”

Lu Huizhong was shocked, didn't Hong Butang accept his opinion? Why are you in a hurry to break the siege again?

The auxiliary soldier looked at Lu Huizhong with even more disdain, in his eyes, this guy was a timid deserter, and when he heard that there was a battle ahead, he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. Then the auxiliary soldiers shook their heads again, with a little sympathy in their hearts, looking at the situation, this guy deliberately fell behind, Hong Butang is very strict in governing the army, and it is probably not enough to play the board. He wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't speak, and left with the team.