"Eh" Zu Dashou bowed his body, neither sitting nor standing, feeling Wang Qi's scorching gaze, he could only get up embarrassedly: "My lord, the ancestral family has no soldiers and horses in Ningyuan City, it is all under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the general only has the right to govern the commander, and has no right to belong." ”

"I'm asking about the number of private soldiers of the ancestral family," Wang Qi put away his smile.

Wang Qi's question made Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao on the side a little frightened, can they hear the problem?

Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan were expressionless, and it seemed that the civil officials of the imperial court had also heard about the problem of the flood of private soldiers in Liaodong.

"My lord," Zu Dashou laughed more ugly than cried.

It is a well-known thing that the family of Liaodong gate lords keeps private soldiers, and the imperial court also turns a blind eye to this matter, after all, the emperor is far away, and if it is severely punished and thoroughly investigated because of this matter, Liaodong will be chaotic.

What is Wang Qi's intention in asking this question at this time?

"Master Zu doesn't need to panic," Wang Qi stretched out his hand and pressed it falsely, indicating that he would let Zu Dashou sit down first: "I am the chief soldier of Liaodong, and I only care about the war against Houjin, and I don't care about the rest, but this time, I want to borrow the ancestral cavalry, if it is successful, then I, Wang Qi, promise to support the ancestral family to enter the Shanhaiguan and become a real family of Ming military generals, why bother to live here for generations?" ”

Talking about this in front of Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao is nothing, they are all military men, and in the final analysis, they are all people all the way.

But Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan are still standing here!

Although Man Gui is a rough man, he also knows how to avoid suspicion, so he bowed down and said, "My lord, why don't I wait or retreat first?" ”

"No need," Wang Qi stretched out his hand to stop Man Gui's self-inflicted cleverness, his eyes still looking at Zu Dashou.

"Cavalry infantry, a total of more than 7,800 people," Zu Dashou pondered for a while before he spoke: "The silver, armor, and mounts are all covered by my ancestral family, this is my ancestor's private soldiers in the full sense, and it does not belong to the jurisdiction of the court!" ”

Wang Qi didn't seem to have any doubts or surprises about the figure of more than seven thousand, but continued to ask: "If the cavalry is mobile in battle, how does it compare with Jiannu?" ”

Mobile?

Although Zu Dashou heard this word for the first time, he could guess what it meant in combination with the upper and lower contexts: "If you go back to your lordship, you will not be as fierce as Jiannu in a frontal battle, but compared with horsepower, you will think that it is between the two generals." ”

Since he chose to cooperate with Wang Qi, Zu Dashou can be regarded as unreserved, just thinking about it for a moment, and then he gave it all out.

In Ningyuan City, counting the defeated soldiers, there were originally more than 20,000 soldiers.

Wang Qi originally left more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in Guangning City, plus more than 7,000 private soldiers of his ancestral family, and more than 10,000 people.

After a full battle, the Houjin only had 30,000 people available in this battle of Liaodong, of which only a small part of the Eight Banners, most of which were ordinary soldiers and slaves

Dadada!!

Tapping lightly on the tabletop, Wang Qi leaned back on the chair and thought for a moment, then turned his head to look at Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao: "There are 20,000 soldiers, and the city defense is in the hands of the two of you, can you hold it?" ”

In history, Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao once guarded Ningyuan City with Yuan Chonghuan, and attacked the Houjin for several days, so that they returned in vain, and it is rumored that Yuan Chonghuan used a cannon to injure Nurhachi at that time, laying the groundwork for his future collapse in Tangquan, and the famous Ningyuan victory came from this.

"If it is completely handed over to the last two generals, the defense of the city will be foolproof! However, as if he already knew Wang Qi's plan, Man Gui said: "If the lord is not in the city, I am afraid that the minister will interfere in the defense." ”

"Senator Yuan?" Wang Qi looked at Yuan Chonghuan, who had been waiting for a long time and was eager to try: "If I am not there, Xiong Jingluo is there, and you will be responsible!" ”

Xiong Tingbi may not interfere too much in military affairs, but if something happens, with Yuan Chonghuan mediating in the middle, things will be much easier.

Literati. The eyes are above the top, and he always dislikes military attachés.

Half an hour later, Zu Dashou, Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, and Yuan Chonghuan also walked from the hall, received Wang Qi's appointment, and went separately.

In the hall, only Wang Qi and Lu Xiangsheng were left.

"Did you hear what you just said?" Wang Qi took a sip of tea and lowered his eyes.

"My lord, the lower officials have heard clearly," Lu Xiangsheng nodded and sat on Wang Qi's left side.

"Do you think that this battle should be done in order to improve the current predicament in Liaodong to the greatest extent?" Wang Qi put down the teacup, took a deep breath, and looked at Lu Xiangsheng.

"As planned by the adults," Lu Xiangsheng curled the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile: "Taking the initiative is the best defense!" ”

"But Jiannu may not continue to attack Ningyuan City, the old slave will not show his flaws, I will fight against the Eight Banners on the plain, and the disadvantages will be fully revealed," Wang Qi seemed to deliberately embarrass Lu Xiangsheng, and raised all the difficult questions.

"Not really," Lu Xiangsheng said loudly in the face of Wang Qi's questioning, without any timidity: "If my lord lets Lord Zu lead more than 7,000 of his private soldiers and take the initiative to attack outside, then the old slave will definitely think that my Ningyuan City defense is empty and take the opportunity to attack!" ”

"Zu Dashou wouldn't be so stupid," Wang Qi shook his head.

"High-ranking officials are generous and promising?" Lu Xiangsheng continued.

"The ancestral family has lived in Liaodong for a long time, and this method is not very attractive to them, and they can't take the risk with their family background," Wang Qi continued to shake his head.

Hiss.

Lu Xiangsheng was a little puzzled, since Wang Qi also thought that Zu Dashou would not be so selfless, then why did he have that arrangement?

"Jiandou," Wang Qi said with a smile without intending to explain: "In the past few days, you go and memorize all the geographical positions west of the Liao River and north of Ningyuan City, and when the time comes, I will use it!" As for your doubts, in a few days, someone will answer them for you."

"Jiandou understands," Lu Xiangsheng stood up, bowed deeply, and retreated.

Looking at Lu Xiangsheng's back, Wang Qi's eyes were full of expectation.

If it develops normally, how far Lu Xiangsheng will grow in the future, Wang Qi doesn't know.

But now, Wang Qi is ready to let this figure who was like a military god at the end of the Ming Dynasty start to grow up in advance from Liaodong.

"Your Excellency!" Qin Erbao appeared at the door like a shadow.

"Come in!" Wang Qi retracted his gaze, reached out and rubbed the position between his eyebrows, looking a little tired.

"According to investigation, Lu Enguang, the commander of the Liaodong Jinyi Guard, has returned to Shanhaiguan yesterday, and according to the footsteps, he will arrive in Beijing City tomorrow night," Qin Erbao went out to investigate Lu Enguang's whereabouts.

The commander of the Liaodong Jinyi Guard always hid in the shadows, which made Wang Qi a little uncertain.

Liaodong Jinyiwei, this sharp dagger is not in his hands, and he always feels restless on the couch!

Wang Qi leaned back in the chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was pretending to sleep: "Use my warrant!" Summoning the commander of the Jinyi Guard of Ningyuan City to come and see me! ”

"My subordinates will do it!"

Chapter 100, good luck, asking for votes!!

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