Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

A team of soldiers and horses walked in the mist on the side of Dongting Lake.

The iron hooves of the cavalry in the front line flew, leaving marks on the soft grass that were slightly embedded in the earth.

The peaches in Jingzhou City are about to ripen, tempting countless greedy diners. Jingzhou and Yuezhou are hundreds of miles off the ground, gathering eighty percent of the soldiers and horses of the entire lake.

"Lord Qiyu, you have entered the boundary of Jingzhou in front"

A scribe stretched out his hand to cover his eyebrows and looked into the distance, and there was nothing special to see on the other side except the lush green forest.

The army marched day and night, and he also felt a little tired, so his right hand naturally drooped down, and he forcibly ordered: "To add the march, you must rush to the boundary of Jingzhou as much as possible." ”

There are no towering mountains, and the rolling hills stretch all the way to the north. A whistle sounded in the jungle like a bird's call, and it flew and spread.

Because it was attacked by the Qing captives last year, the loyal battalion was particularly vigilant in this siege of Jingzhou, and scouts were arranged within a radius of dozens of miles.

The scout leaped through the woods like a rabbit to a wooded hill, and only near could he see the tent flags hidden in the woods. The scout went straight to the sunny hillside, and came to a camp tent under the shade of a tree and said: "Little general, there are many people coming from the south under the banner of Lord He, the governor of Huguang."

It was Li Laiheng's men stationed here. He was ordered by Li Guo to lead 5,000 soldiers to take charge of the defense of the south and west. Although the number of soldiers is small, it is the best combat strength in the loyal battalion.

Li Laiheng was wrestling with several pro-soldiers, and when he heard the scout's warning, he spit out the tender grass that he had chewed for a long time in his mouth, held the handle of the knife with his right hand, and asked, "Lord He's banner?" How do you know it's not a Qing captive pretending? ”

The scout explained: "It should be that the Ming army is correct, because the soldiers have heads." ”

Whether or not to have braids is the easiest way to distinguish between the Ming and Qing soldiers. The Ming army may have soldiers with bald heads, and the Qing soldiers must have rat tails.

"Really?" Li Laiheng's hand gripping the handle of the knife was released, and after thinking for a moment, he ordered: "Continue to monitor the movements of the incoming people"

Waiting for the scout camp to go far, he turned around and greeted his own soldiers, and ordered: "Send me a letter to Lord Du, why did Lord He lead the army to Jingzhou and did not inform me." ”

Zhang Kuang was under the city of Jingzhou, how could the Ming army in Changsha suddenly enter the boundary of Jingzhou without a notification?

Li Laiheng was puzzled, and Plug Yinxi was even more puzzled.

It was only after receiving Li Laiheng's report that he knew that He Tengjiao was leading the army to Jingzhou.

The guards hurriedly invited Zhang Kuang.

Gu Yinxi was anxious and confused, and asked, "Zhang Changshi, do you know that Master He is rushing to Jingzhou City?"

"Really?" Zhang Kuang's eyes widened, and he quickly turned to a sudden realization, and said: "That's a good thing, Lord He personally led the army to Jingzhou City, which can be a strong reinforcement and capture Jingzhou City in one go." ”

Plug Yinxi's face changed.

"Why didn't Lord He tell me before he came to Jingzhou?"

Zhang Kuang smiled and replied, "Maybe Lord He wants to surprise you with Lord Du." ”

What a surprise, Du Yinxi almost didn't come up in one breath.

"Lord He should tell me, if there is some misunderstanding, it will be a real surprise."

For the first time, Plug Yinxi showed Zhang Kuang's face. The governor is half a rank higher than the governor, but he must be in moderation in everything. He Tengjiao obviously came to fight for merit, and he was full of grievances and had nowhere to tell.

Zhang Kuang left.

Du Yinxi ordered the messenger to return to Li Laiheng's camp to report and make way for Huguang reinforcements. After all, they are all soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, and with his understanding of He Tengjiao, if Li Laiheng gets out of the way, it will definitely lead to conflict.

At the beginning of August, Jiangnan reinforcements were struggling to intercept the Qing troops in Luckedhun in Yuezhou Prefecture.

Huguang reinforcements were the first to reach outside Jingzhou.

Du Yinxi knew that He Tengjiao looked down on the loyal battalion, and was afraid that his inferior words would cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers of the loyal battalion, so he asked the Huguang reinforcements to camp thirty miles west of Jingzhou City, and went to meet the governor of Huguang himself.

He Tengjiao came here to lead an army of 30,000, and there were 20,000 soldiers and horses behind, leaving only 30,000 people to garrison Changsha. With Wuchang Mansion in front of the barrier, and the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River being pinned down in the north of the Yangtze River, Changsha will not be in any danger for the time being.

The Ming army in Huguang traveled a long distance without stopping all the way, and when they arrived in Jingzhou, most of the soldiers bent their helmets and oblique armor and hastily set up camp tents.

Plugging Yinxi brought 10,000 stone of grain to house the Huguang reinforcements. These grains were summer grains sent by Zhai Zhe from the waterway ten days ago, and Du Yinxi handed them over to He Tengjiao.

Before leaving the camp, Du Yinxi ordered Li Guo to step up the siege of the city.

He wanted to take down Jingzhou City before those sharks that smelled blood arrived, and Li Guo and the others also smelled an unusual smell. After Li Laiheng gave way to the road, he still led his army to stay on the border of Yuezhou Prefecture. After last year's success, Plug Yinxi has an instinctive distrust of his boss.

The people drove the carts of mules and horses loaded with grain, and lined up in a long line.

He Tengjiao pointed to the distance and laughed, and said, "If you see it, I will say, when you arrive in Jingzhou, how can there be no food." Before he left, he made up his mind and ate the plug Yinxi.

A queue of more than 200 people came from far and near, and Du Yinxi walked in the forefront, leading his personal staff into the Huguang camp.

He Tengjiao led people to meet him.

"Meet the Governor," he said, putting away the unhappiness in the corner of his heart.

They are a bunch of people

At least in terms of attitude towards the imperial court, Du Yinxi believes that Huguang should stand on the same front. The loyal battalion received food and military pay from the general Zhai Zhe, but he never considered himself a subordinate of the general.

Although Zhang Kuang was very rude to him, and although He Tengjiao led the army to Jingzhou was disgusting, after careful consideration, he didn't mind sharing this credit with He Tengjiao. He could even appreciate He Tengjiao's difficulties and his desire for victory.

He Tengjiao took a step forward, patted his right hand on Du Yinxi's left shoulder, and said with a smile: "I heard that you are in trouble in Jingzhou, so I specially led the army from Huguang to come to help."

"Ah, ah" Du Yinxi was a little embarrassed, and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your compassion." ”

"Come with Me to the Camp and Speak"

Surrounded by staff, He Tengjiao stretched out his hand to block Yinxi's arm, and the two walked into the Chinese army tent together.

Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, He Tengjiao retreated left and right, and asked: "How is the war in Jingzhou going?" ”

"The soldiers of the loyal battalion fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the defenders of Jingzhou were at the end of the crossbow"

He Tengjiao thought very quickly, and asked again: "The loyal battalion has been attacking the city for two months, and the soldiers are tired and tired, can they still maintain their initial sharpness?" ”

Du Yinxi took a long breath, if this sentence was heard by Li Guo, it would inevitably cause an uproar.

He respected and persuaded the commanders in the loyalty camp together, so that those remnants of Dashun could obey their orders. He Tengjiao's words were an insult to the loyal battalion, which chilled the hearts of those soldiers who were desperate on the battlefield.

"The loyal battalion is full of brave men, please rest assured that the governor will be able to take Jingzhou"

He Tengjiao thought carefully about how to phrase it for a while, checked the topic, and asked: "I heard that Qing reinforcements are coming from the boundary of Yuezhou Mansion, do you know?" ”

"I know, General Zhai has ordered his troops and horses to enter Yuezhou to block it"

Du Yinxi was worried about Zhai Zhe's control of the Nanjing court, but he was convinced of Zhai Zhe's selflessness on the battlefield.

is willing to be a green leaf like this, serving as a foil for the merits of Huguang's loyal battalion, and He Tengjiao, who is competing for merit, is simply one in the sky and one underground.

"I heard that the soldiers and horses in Jiangnan can't resist the enemy and need support" He Tengjiao stared at Du Yinxi with a pair of eyes.

Ah, Huguang's soldiers and horses are idle, wouldn't it be appropriate to support the Ming army in Jiangnan? Plug Yinxi's words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

What does He Tengjiao mean by this?

He Tengjiao waited for a long time, and when he saw that Du Yinxi was not on the road, he said a little unhappily: "The battle in Jingzhou has lasted too long, and I have led the vast army of Hu to recover Jingzhou this time." The loyal battalion fought for two months, and the army was tired, so they could go to Yuezhou to help the Jiangnan reinforcements, and change the Huguang soldiers and horses to attack the city. Our army has just arrived in Jingzhou, and it is winning with great vigor, and it will go down to Jingzhou City in one go. ”

The tone of his speech was like a firecracker lit on Chinese New Year's Eve, crackling and continuous, without giving him time to react halfway.

After listening to He Tengjiao's words, it took a long time for Du Yinxi to come to his senses.

"This ......," he never expected He Tengjiao to want to share the credit for recovering Jingzhou alone.

The loyal battalion worked hard under the city of Jingzhou for two months, and lost more than 10,000 soldiers, at this time, how could Li Guo and others be willing, and how could he be willing?

"What, are you greedy for the credit of recovering Jingzhou?" He Tengjiao blocked Yinxi's mouth with a word. Who doesn't covet this credit? But whoever speaks out, drops the price.

"My lord, it's funny" Du Yinxi couldn't laugh at all.

He Tengjiao looked upright, and then said: "You and I are both courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, we should take the recovery of the lost territory as our own responsibility, and after capturing Jingzhou, the restoration of Fù Lake is just around the corner, do you want Jingzhou to fall into the hands of the loyal camp?" ”

Du Yinxi couldn't help it, and retorted: "The loyal battalion is also a soldier of the Ming Dynasty now."

He Tengjiao sneered and reprimanded: "Have you forgotten who the first emperor died at? "The first emperor he said was Emperor Chongzhen. The Dashun army invaded the city of Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death, which was an insurmountable gap between the loyal battalion and the self-proclaimed loyal Donglin Party civil officials.

Du Yinxi knew that He Tengjiao's discrimination against the remnants of Dashun was deep-rooted, and persuaded him: "They are now serving the imperial court"

"That's because they have no way out" He Tengjiao unveiled the illusion of blocking Yinxi in one sentence, "If it weren't for Li Zicheng's death at the hands of the Qing soldiers, and Dolgon beheaded all the thieves who surrendered, do you think those people would serve the imperial court?" ”

"Camp Loyalty?" He snorted coldly, "It's just a pretense, forcing the first emperor to die, and then claiming loyalty, it's really a big joke"

"My lord," Du Yinxi sighed.

"The loyalty battalion will not listen to your orders, and the current obedience is just a disguise" He Tengjiao unceremoniously said an extremely vicious sentence, "It's a good thing that they all die in Huguang"

On dog days, Du Yinxi couldn't help but shudder.

He Tengjiao spoke in an ordered tone: "You can supervise the loyal battalion to attack the Yuezhou Mansion, join forces with Zhai Zhe's soldiers and horses, and jointly attack the Qing reinforcements."

He was the governor of Huguang, and he was ordered by the court to mobilize troops and horses from various provinces in the southwest. Nominally, Plug Yinxi really has to listen to his dispatch.