The night did not take back the horse scout's report, after confirming that the Qing army had really retreated.

Sun Chuanting led the mighty army from Luokou Town to the west of Jinan.

Sun Chuanting led the arrival of the army, which once again caused waves in the city of Jinan.

As the political envoy of Shandong, Zhang Bingwen cooperated with Song Xuezhu, the imperial historian of Shandong, and led the officials of Jinan City out of the city to greet him, and the two sides of the road were full of gentry and people who came to greet him.

Even the palace of the king of Germany sent envoys with livestock and grain to be used to reward the army.

If it weren't for the fact that he was afraid of unnecessary suspicion because of the identity of the vassal king, I am afraid that King De would personally go out of the city to greet him.

The legal system of the court strictly forbade the vassal kings and clans to participate in military and political affairs, but there were still many German royal clans who broke through the feudal ban and joined the ranks of defending the city in the First Battle of Jinan.

Under the hundreds of years of comfortable life, even though there are countless people who have sunk in it, there are still people who maintain their blood in times of crisis.

Chen Wang also stood in the queue, greeting Sun Chuanting, who was leading the army outside.

Sun Chuanting was strict and did not mince words about the corrupt gentry, but he was not harsh on the people who were able to serve the people.

From Chen Wang's letter, Sun Chuanting also learned about the situation in Jinan City.

Therefore, on this last stretch of the road, Sun Chuanting got off his horse and walked all the way into the city with the officials of Jinan.

The Qing army besieged the city of Jinan for nine days and nights, and the soldiers in the city of Jinan were few and outnumbered, but they were united in one mind.

With 3,000 weak soldiers and 100,000 people, the Qing army held the offensive like a tide.

Officials worked hard in the former colonel, soldiers and civilians went forward one after another, and more than 20,000 people were killed and wounded in the city.

Tens of thousands of households in the city now wear filial piety, and every household is clothed in linen, and the city is full of Su Su at a glance.

Sun Chuanting walked on the road of Jinan City, facing a series of grateful eyes, looking at the people who knelt on the ground one by one, his heart was mixed, and he only felt that something was blocked in his heart, which was indescribable.

He suddenly understood a lot of things, understood a lot of things.

In Luokou Town, the tragic situation made him understand Lu Xiangsheng's persistence.

And at this moment, Sun Chuanting finally understood why Lu Xiangsheng was difficult to do, but he still chose to go deep alone.

Yang Sichang is high above the temple, for him, the people of a city and a place, a battalion and a soldier, are just cold and ruthless white and black characters.

But Lu Xiangsheng is not Yang Sichang, he has always stood on the muddy land, standing with the people he loves.

Lu Xiangsheng was in Xuanda and Beizhili, watching the tragedy happen together.

Maybe Lu Xiangsheng also had hesitation in his heart, or maybe Lu Xiangsheng also hesitated in his heart.

The winning rate is slim, whether you really should avoid the edge for the time being and save your strength.

However, as a border minister, as a governor, he shouldered the rules of guarding the border and securing the people, but he was powerless to stop the ravages and destruction of the Eastern Captives.

Seeing the once prosperous cities in ruins, and seeing countless people dying tragically, lying on the ruins of the wilderness, how could Lu Xiangsheng be able to deal with it calmly and sit in the camp?

As Lu Xiangsheng said:

The country is in danger, can An stay out of the matter?

The people suffered, and An could sit idly by?

……

Yang Sichang's plan, Lu Xiangsheng didn't know.

If Lu Xiangsheng was willing to bow his head and follow Yang Sichang's arrangement, then none of this would have happened.

But how could an arrogant person like Lu Xiangsheng be willing to bow his head, sit idly by and watch the country's danger, and let the people suffer.

The suspicion of the Son of Heaven, the attacks of his colleagues, and the slander of the court finally forced Lu Xiangsheng to a dead end.

At the moment when he entered Jiazhuang, Lu Xiangsheng had actually foreseen everything that might happen, foresaw his defeat, and foresaw his outcome.

But Lu Xiangsheng still led the remaining soldiers without hesitation and entered Julu's Jiazhuang.

In the suburbs of Nangong, the fathers and elders of the three counties braved the wind and snow, carried bags, carried cloth bags, and wore single clothes, but they were skinny but still sent the only remaining grain at home.

In times of crisis, the soldiers of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi were still willing to follow him.

He couldn't be sorry for them......

……

The city of Jinan is full of blood, and the smell of blood is everywhere between breaths.

Sun Chuanting walked on the street, walking towards the front step by step, and felt that his steps were heavier with each step.

At the end, I only felt that my legs were filled with lead and stone.

Countless chaotic thoughts lingered in Sun Chuanting's mind.

Sun Chuanting was thinking about one thing, if he didn't lead the troops to arrive in time, if he didn't be able to drive away the Qing army, when the city of Jinan was broken, what would be the fate of the hundreds of thousands of people in the city.

After Sun Chuanting passed through the urn city, he changed his original plan, and did not continue to go deep into the city, but followed the horse road and boarded the west city of Jinan in the puzzled eyes of the officials in Jinan.

Sun Chuanting did not let the officials in Jinan follow, but asked them to return to the official office, under the pretext that the Qing army was going north, and soon he would lead his troops to leave and chase the Qing army, but at present, there was a shortage of grain, grass and livestock, and asked for some military funds and grain.

Naturally, the officials in Jinan did not refuse Sun Chuanting's request, and there was no shortage of grain and rice in Jinan.

Sun Chuanting led the army to relieve the siege, and the soldiers who entered the city were strictly disciplined and did not disturb the people, and they were all watching.

In fact, many times, it really can't be blamed on some officials who defend the city for not letting the soldiers into the city, so that the soldiers are chilled.

Because of this season, many armies have corrupted military discipline, and the disasters caused by entering the city are not even less severe than those caused by the troubles of the rogues.

The terrible thing about the black sheep is that it is amazingly destructive, and it can quickly destroy the trust between each other.

An upright and capable person entering a chaotic group can be swallowed up, while an unvirtuous and talented person can quickly turn an efficient crowd into a plate of loose sand.

An army with bad discipline can cause enough influence and destruction to make all armies untrustworthy by others.

The officials in Jinan were dismissed, but Chen Wang was not among the people who were dismissed, and he also followed Sun Chuanting to the west city of Jinan.

Zu Kuan and He Renlong followed Sun Chuanting into the city together, and Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were not among them.

The army did not enter the city, and was temporarily stationed in the western suburbs of Jinan, so it was natural to leave a general to sit in the Chinese army, and Cao Wenzhao is now staying in the army to coordinate various affairs.

Cao Bianjiao led the light cavalry outside, following the Qing army retreating north, and monitoring the movements of the main force of the Qing army.

The main force of the Qing army went north, and it was naturally impossible for them to stay in Jinan for a long time, and they would immediately divert north to Dezhou as soon as they could replenish some food.

Chen Wang and the two followed Sun Chuanting to the west city of Jinan.

After arriving in Xicheng, Sun Chuanting did not let them follow anymore, I don't know why, only brought two personal servants to climb the city tower that was already somewhat dilapidated because of the war.

The rest of the guards and generals who followed Sun Chuanting to the West City were all left under the city tower, which also gave a few people time to speak.

"These battles are really exciting!"

He Renlong's tiger eyes shone with fierce light, and his successive victories made him quite high-spirited.

"It just so happens that the generals of some border towns are also called to see the skills of our Qin army."

He Renlong's eyes slanted slightly at Zu Kuan on the side, and snorted coldly.

He Renlong has a straightforward personality, he will say whatever he has to say, and he has never liked to hide anything.

However, He Renlong is not a pure reckless man, and he also knows that when facing some people, some can't be said.

For example, when facing Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, he knew how to speak.

But Zu Kuan was no longer among those people.

Zu Kuan is a battalion general like him, but he is the chief soldier of the trilateral town in Shaanxi, and Zu Kuan is just a deputy chief soldier in Guanning.

The rank of deputy chief soldier and chief soldier is only one level lower, but there is a world of difference in authority and status.

Like Chen Wang, there are very few people who lead a town with the title of deputy commander-in-chief, that is, the newly built battalions and small-scale battalions and towns are the deputy commander-in-chief.

Zu Kuan's expression was cold, and there was a glint in the depths of his eyes.

He Renlong held the sword, and the scene of condescending and asking him is still vivid.

Regarding He Renlong's provocation, Zu Kuan did not respond.

Chen Wang's gaze swept over Zu Kuan's face, why there was a dispute between the two, Chen Wang naturally knew it.

Not only because of the battle of Luokou Town, Zu Kuan had a desire to retreat, but also because of the grudges between Liao Town and other military towns.

For many years, Liaozhen has received the most silver salaries and raised the most soldiers, but it has been in vain.

And the rest of the border towns are like children raised by little mothers, not to mention any armaments, even military salaries are difficult to pay.

Most of the soldiers in Liaozhen are wearing armor, and the high armor rate is terrifying, and almost everyone in the establishment is wearing armor.

The battalion soldiers on the three sides of Shaanxi Province basically have a lower level of armor than those used in Liaozhen, and the armor rate is not high.

"The good news has been passed on to the Beijing Division, and Your Majesty will never forget the achievements of our soldiers and other soldiers."

Chen Wang clasped his hands into fists and spoke.

"However, the battalions of various towns are also contributing, Jiazhuang battled, and the soldiers of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi towns fought bravely with Lu Duchen."

He Renlong could not ignore Zu Kuan's face, but Chen Wang could not ignore it.

He Renlong is the chief soldier, he is only the deputy chief soldier.

Chen Wang knew that his foundation was still shallow, so he naturally wanted to have a good relationship with the generals in Liaodong.

And he is also a Liao person, people in this era attach great importance to the feelings of the countryside, and those who do not value the feelings of the countryside will be labeled as bad, so Chen Wang has to defend Zu Kuan one or two in a reasonable way.

"The soldiers of the two towns of Guanning have been blocking the Dongyu all the way, and the suburbs of the Beijing division have fought several battles with the Dongyu."

Chen Wang raised his head slightly, looked past He Renlong, looked into the distance, and sighed lightly.

"Chief Soldier He, Chief Soldier Zu, both of them should know that many things are not something that our battalion generals can call the shots."

"We wait for the battalion to encounter many things that we can't do, and the things that are useless in fighting are the things that are harshly criticized are no longer sparse and ordinary."

Chen Wang glanced left and right and said softly.

He didn't follow He Renlong's words and continued, because no matter what he said, it was not easy to pick up.

However, the contradictions can be transferred, and the contradictions in various towns can be transferred into the contradictions of civil and military antagonism, internal and external antagonism.

What Chen Wang said was very vague, but He Renlong and Zu Kuan naturally understood what Chen Wang meant.

The biggest reason why the Guan Ning army was afraid was that Gao Qiqian was too timid, and sat back and watched the Qing army besiege Jiazhuang, but fled without a fight.

And the reason why they are afraid of the enemy and retreat, and the reason why they want to preserve their strength is also because of unfair rewards and punishments.

Running back and forth, constantly going back and forth, the soldiers are tired, the victory is unsuccessful, and the defeat is to blame all the blame.

There are too many times when the rights and wrongs of the court are unknown, and the soldiers are defeated in a hard battle, and they will be punished.

But avoiding the enemy and not fighting, as long as the soldiers and horses are not lost and the strength is not damaged, the imperial court will not easily punish and reprimand......

Sometimes, it's no wonder that many generals have the idea of preserving their strength.

He Renlong also came back to his senses a little at this time, he realized that his words were a little inappropriate, and he should not have said them in front of Chen Wang, he forgot that Chen Wang was also from Liao.

Chen Wang served as the deputy chief soldier in Hanzhong Town, and most of the soldiers under his command were from Shaanxi, and they were also under the command of Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao is a native of Datong, just in Shanxi, Shanxi, Shanxi, Qin and Jin are good, naturally a family.

Over time, He Renlong subconsciously treated Chen Wang completely as a Shaanxi person.

At the moment, Chen Wang did not follow his words, which also reminded He Renlong that Chen Wang seemed to be from Liao.

He Renlong's eyes darkened slightly, and Chen Wang's words also reminded him of the harsh criticism he had encountered when he was defeated in the past.

"What Brother Chen said is...... We're waiting for the camp ......"

He Renlong wanted to say something, but looking at the group of armored soldiers standing around him, he couldn't continue to say it after all.

All the words turned into a sigh at the end.

And Zu Kuan, who was standing beside He Renlong with an indifferent face, was also a little moved at this time.

The metaphor in Chen Wang's words spoke to his heart.

Zu Kuan glanced up at Chen Wang, and the fierceness in his eyes retreated a lot.

He didn't speak, just raised his hand and gently clenched his fists with both hands, everything was silent, and Chen Wang also hugged his fists and saluted back.

The ice between Zu Kuan and He Renlong also melted a lot, and the atmosphere was no longer as dull as before.

Chen Wang was about to continue speaking, but a wave of footsteps from top to bottom interrupted his words.

"Mr. Chen, the superintendent is invited."

Chen Wang looked puzzled, and glanced at Zu Kuan and He Renlong, but from the eyes of the two, he didn't find the answer.

"Please lead the way."

Chen Wang didn't delay much, arched his hand towards Zu Kuan and He Renlong, and then said to the attendant who came down to pass the word.

"Mr. Chen, please."

The pro stretched out his hand lightly, and then stood in front and walked to the city tower.

Chen Wang followed behind the entourage and ascended the stairs to the city tower.

On the top floor of the city tower, Sun Chuanting, who was wearing a scarlet civil official robe, stood in front of the railing at this time, with his back to the direction of the stairs, standing with his hands in his hands and looking into the distance.

"The last general, Chen Wang, knock on the governor."

Chen Wang took a step forward and saluted respectfully.

When Sun Chuanting heard the voice, he also turned around at the same time, and then beckoned gently.

Chen Wang's expression moved slightly, and he followed Sun Chuanting's gesture and walked closer.

Standing next to Sun Chuanting, Chen Wang also learned from Sun Chuanting's mouth the reason why Sun Chuanting summoned him.

Just yesterday, Sun Chuanting received an edict in the barracks, appointing him as the governor of Baoding, and the governor of the military affairs of Baoding, Shandong, and Henan provinces.

At the same time, Hong Chengchou was also transferred to the governor of Jiliao and took charge of Liaodong affairs......

The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the torrent of the times is rushing forward with the fate of individuals.

(End of chapter)