Zheng Zunqian's soldiers and horses marched on Sun Zhijing's right flank.

Since the beginning of the army in eastern Zhejiang, they have been unable to leave Meng, and Meng has not been focused. Recovering Jiangnan and capturing Yangzhou, they were almost together in every battle.

"Zheng Zongbing is here?" Sun Zhijing was slightly surprised. Because if there is no military order, Zheng Zunqian left the army without authorization and came to him for a capital crime.

The thought flashed through him, and he soon stopped thinking about the reason why Zheng Zunqian came here, and he knew it as soon as he met him.

"He left a large group of soldiers and horses, and led the light cavalry to gallop over, thinking that there must be something urgent." Sun Zhijing was very thoughtful, and ordered: "Let the man cook another two hundred people's meals, and fry a few more exquisite side dishes and send them to my account." ”

Zheng Zunqian's temperament was like a raging fire, and his riding skills were excellent, and he appeared at the gate of the barracks after waiting for less than an hour after receiving the news.

Sun Zhijing greeted him at the crossroads.

Zheng Zunqian got off the horse, rushed up in a hurry, and asked in a rough voice: "Do you still have food, after running for a day, I am so hungry that my chest is against my back." ”

His family is a Shaoxing family, and his father used to be an official to the political secretary, but he is an outlier, he has been this rough temper since he was a child, he doesn't like to read, he only loves swords. His father went to Hangzhou to shave, and he raised troops in Shaoxing.

Those who can rise up when the shaving order is uncovered are all bloody men.

Sun Zhijing smiled and said: "I have prepared it for you earlier" He ordered the deputy general to arrange a garrison for the cavalry accompanied by Zheng Zunqian, and the two walked into the Chinese army's tent side by side.

The cook had already fried the dishes, and the soldiers had a good eyesight, and when they saw the guests arrived, they immediately ordered the wine and rice to be served.

When Sun Zhijing and Zheng Zunqian walked into the big tent, eight shredded side dishes were placed on the square table inside. Zheng Zunqian sat up, took off his waist knife and put it beside him, and shouted: "Serve me food, I'm starving." ”

Sun Zhijing was meticulous, and waited until Zheng Zunqian swallowed two bowls of rice and felt almost the same, before asking, "Why did you suddenly come to me." ”

Zheng Zunqian put down his rice bowl and said: "When the general has an order, he ordered you to attack the city overnight, and my troops and horses will arrive in the second half of the night." Before sunset tomorrow, you and I will work together to capture Xuyi and make the Northern Expedition. ”

"In such a hurry?" Sun Zhijing was a little surprised, the military order had changed, and he guessed that there must be something hidden in it.

Zheng Zunqian said: "Haha, it's funny to say, when the general led an army of 40,000 to advance to Huai'an, I didn't expect that the Qing captives completely lost the courage at the beginning of the year, and they were about to retreat to Huai'an City without a fight." I heard that Dolgon did not determine the commander of the Huai'an army when he left, and now the Qing army is divided into four divisions in Huai'an Mansion, each of which is not subordinate and disobedient, so no one comes to the aid of Xuyi. ”

Sun Zhijing was overjoyed, he still felt that something was wrong when he thought about it, and asked: "Why is the military order so anxious?"

Zheng Zunqian said: "Today, the general's envoy said that someone sent news from Beijing City, and the chaotic situation of the Huai'an army is about to end. ”

He stretched out his powerful fist and said: "The Northern Expedition is right in front of you, the regent has sealed so many generals, and even Li Dingguo's rebellion has not been established, and the military positions are already above you and me." Li Laiheng is also a general of Luzhou. You and I are no worse than anyone else in the army, and we have followed the Lord Regent since he started his army, but we have not been given the opportunity to be on our own. General Feng, this is taking care of you and me."

Sun Zhijing frowned slightly, he was more forbearant than Zheng Zunqian, unlike Zheng Zunqian, who could say whatever he wanted in his heart.

The regent raised troops from eastern Zhejiang, and when the army was at its peak, the soldiers of eastern Zhejiang accounted for ten of the army. Now, after five years of army expansion and deliberate dilution, there are still as many as 30% of the people in eastern Zhejiang. However, the status of Zhedong people in the army has not been high. It did not form a strong faction, and it was not even as good as the status of the Wenchen of the eastern Zhejiang faction in the court.

There are also two old ministers like Zhang Guowei. Qian Sule had just returned to his hometown, and Xiong Rulin was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

In the first few years, the people of eastern Zhejiang were all young children who had just entered the battlefield, and it was understandable that they were under the control of the veteran military generals of Ningshao Military Town. After the imperial court changed the military system, three general soldiers have been promoted to generals, and the eastern Zhejiang department is still suppressed, and there is only one part of the army to draw a sword and sell his life.

When Qian Sule was the secretary of the military department, he took special care of Zheng Zunqian and Sun Zhijing, who followed Li Zhi'an's department in the army to change flint guns. Unlike Li Dingguo, his grandmother doesn't love his uncle or uncle, and he hasn't even gotten the basic Qi knife and leather armor yet.

Sun Zhijing was also excited by Zheng Zunqian's words, but he didn't let his blood turn into impulse, and said with a hidden worry on his face: "I see that the Xuyi garrison is not weak today, and the Qinglu is not in a hurry to send troops to help, maybe there is another reason." ”

"So what" Zheng Zunqian's broad palm slapped on the table, and seven or eight celadon bowls jumped up and made a clanging sound.

"Qian Shangshu is no longer in the Ministry of War, and Liu Shangshu has no friendship with me from eastern Zhejiang. When you and my second army were equipped with bird guns, do you know how many people were red-eyed? Yuan Qizhou followed the regent from the time of Xuanfu, and still uses arquebuses in the army. If you and I can't even capture Xuyi City, it will only make the military generals of Zhedong a laughing stock in the army. ”

The two of them regarded themselves as representatives of the eastern Zhejiang army, but they didn't expect that there was also a Xu Yiyang, a native of eastern Zhejiang, in the Huguang army, who was rising like the rising sun.

Xu Yiyang is Xu Du's son, Zheng Zunqian and Xu Du still have a relationship, but he and Xu Yiyang have not intersected so far.

Zheng Zunqian came with a lot of energy, otherwise he wouldn't have thrown his troops and horses behind in a hurry.

Sun Zhijing thought for a while and said, "The military order is like this, you and I naturally have to do our best." ”

"It's not about doing your best, but you must capture Xuyi" Zheng Zunqian didn't like to listen to Sun Zhijing say such ambiguous words, "You will count the soldiers and horses to attack the city now, and after my troops and horses arrive in the second half of the night, I will come back for you"

Military orders are like mountains.

In the last blurred light of the setting sun, the sound of assembled trumpets wafted outside Xuyi City.

The soldiers who were building earthen walls and nailing fences laid down their work and returned to their respective departments. In less than two quarters of an hour, the army in the camp was neatly arranged.

Zheng Zunqian accompanied Sun Zhijing to watch the battalions array, he never admitted losing to others, and in his heart he still admitted that Sun Zhijing's soldiers and horses were more well-trained than his soldiers.

However, being well-trained does not mean that he is more capable of fighting, and he believes in the combat effectiveness of his troops.

Sun Zhijing methodically passed out one military order after another.

After a few moments, the troops went their own way. The government soldiers tied torches in the dark, and pulled the ladders and other siege equipment dragged behind to the camps. Some of the servants brought the small wooden boats they carried to the front, and Xuyi was on the shore of Hongze Lake, and the water of the moat was very deep.

Detachments of pioneer battalion soldiers gathered, dressed in armor, and wiped their blades.

Sun Zhijing pointed to the starlight lights at the head of Xuyi City, and said to Zheng Zunqian: "Since you want to attack the city tonight, it is better to attack at night than to attack at night. In my opinion, there is no hope of breaking the city at all in the black sky attack, and there is still a chance to attack at night, not bad for these two hours. ”

Zheng Zunqian bit his lip and said, "It's up to you." ”

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