There were more than ten people surrounded by the crowd. In addition to a few weathered-looking imperial guards, there were also several strong men. At first, a middle-aged man was riding a bay-red horse, holding a spring and autumn sword in his hand. His face was rosy and solemn, and he had a beautiful beard. Isn't this... A perfect Guan Erye.
Immediately next to Mr. Guan was a person who was relatively thin and short, slightly younger, but with extremely sharp eyes. He frowned when he saw Tu Yuan, but suddenly narrowed his eyes when he saw Wuzhong.
The other three are all young and strong young men in their early twenties.
Chang Yu suddenly remembered something and burst into laughter, attracting everyone's attention.
"See you, Lord Factory Supervisor." When the few Jin Yiwei who were scolding the onlookers to get out of the way saw the young eunuch, they quickly dismounted and saluted.
The five people on the horse immediately dismounted and knelt down in a hurry when they saw this. "Caomin Chen Wangting, Chen Ruxin, Chen Suole are about to leave. Xing Xihuai pays homage to the factory governor!"
That's right, the contemporary master of martial arts, the founder of Chen-style Tai Chi, Chen Wangting and the first generation Tai Chi master of the Northern School, Jiang Fa, were recruited by the little eunuch.
As a fighting master, Chang Yu was born to worship martial arts. In his previous life, he challenged masters from all over the world. After traveling through time, he also had to compete with the masters at that time. In addition, it was in troubled times, so he had to recruit a group of martial arts masters for his own use.
So after he arrived in Taiyuan, he secretly ordered Jin Yiwei to find the great master Chen Wangting who could hear cocoons in his ears. As long as he found him, another grandmaster would be inseparable from him and he would be able to capture him easily.
Chenjiagou, where Chen Wangting was located, belonged to the Huaiqing Mansion. It had just been captured by Liu Fangliang and the war was in chaos. Several Jinyi guards risked their lives to enter the country to find the peerless master. Finally, their efforts paid off. After more than a month, they were finally sent away in the dust. Go to the little governor.
Seeing the weathered faces of more than ten people, Chang Yu was overjoyed but couldn't bear it. He ordered Tie Zhu to take out dozens of taels of silver to reward the guards. It was not easy to find them while sleeping in the open air and risking their lives.
Jin Yiwei took the money and thanked him profusely.
The young eunuch ordered his personal guards to send Chen Wangting and others to the governor's mansion to rest, and treat them as distinguished guests without neglect.
"Those two people seem to be extraordinary, with restrained auras. They should be masters of internal martial arts," Wuzhong said in a deep voice on the way to the General Military Mansion.
"I'm asking for help. I'm going to punch one, and use both fists in pairs." Tu Yuan swung his fists and punched the air like Chang Yu's usual boxing practice, with a look of disdain on his face.
Wu Zhong rolled his eyes, not wanting to listen to this guy.
The little eunuch laughed happily and looked at Tu Yuan, "Eat more later, and give those two a good beating tonight. They don't look good."
Tu Yuan nodded vigorously, feeling that his whole body was full of strength. He couldn't help but punch a few more times, with a "swish" sound in his mouth. The veins in Wuzhong's hand holding the knife popped out.
In the General Military Mansion, Wu Sangui, Li Yan, and Tang Tong were drinking tea and waiting for the young eunuch. They had a pleasant conversation. After hearing the announcement from the soldiers, the three of them hurried to the door to greet them.
"General Wu is in high spirits, but there is a big happy event." Chang Yu sat down, picked up your celadon tea cup and took a whiff. He said, "Good tea!"
"Yesterday's victory was a rare one in many years. If the emperor had not known it earlier today, it would have been a great joy for Long Yan. Naturally, Mr. Wu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth." Tang Tong laughed at the side.
Wu Sangui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The enemy is currently facing us. The general's gloomy face is more or less the same. I don't know where the Lord Governor can see the joy."
"When the water comes, the earth covers it, and when the soldiers come to block it, what will General Wu be worried about and suffer from?" Chang Yu invited everyone to sit down, and his servants served the food.
During the war, alcohol was prohibited, so everyone offered tea instead of wine to Li Yan.
"Dorgon's army was stationed in the south of Songshan Fort, a hundred miles away from Ningyuan. They watched eagerly but stopped moving forward. Overnight, more than ten groups of probing horses entered the surrounding area of Ningyuan." During the dinner, Wu Sangui reported on the military situation.
He was waiting, the little eunuch frowned. He couldn't guess exactly what he was waiting for, but he was definitely waiting for an opportunity.
"We should remain unchanged to cope with all changes. No matter what he is waiting for, we will just wait for him to come."
After a meal, several people agreed that the original tactics would remain unchanged. Chang Yu would hide his troops in Xishan, Wu Sangui and Tang Tong would defend the city, and Li Yan would lead his troops to mobilize outside for reinforcements. , Strictly prevent the Qing army from cutting off the connection between Ningyuan and the pass.
"There are thieves in the mountains. It's very uneasy. If General Li is stationed here and has nothing to do, he might as well take a walk in the mountains." The little eunuch chuckled and picked up the food. Li Yan smiled and nodded.
"The Zhonghou Fortress was originally a military garrison. The city is not big but strong enough. You have more than 10,000 troops stationed in it, and there are dozens of field artillery. If the Qing army wants to eat it up, it will not be able to withstand several times the force, but if it does To besiege Ningyuan City, we cannot spare so many troops to surround you, and recruiting those thieves from the mountains to roam around may be of great use."
Li Yan had been living with his ancestors for several years, and he had his own way of dealing with these thieves' sons and grandsons. I heard from Wu Sangui that there were at least a dozen groups of thieves in the mountains, with nearly a thousand men and horses. A force that cannot be underestimated.
The speaker seemed sincere, but the listeners rolled their eyes inwardly.
The defeated army has lost its discipline and has no fighting power. It is okay to wave the flag and shout. It is purely a dream to expect them to charge into the battle. And if they are really such a force that cannot be underestimated as Wu Sangui said, why did he not recruit Ningyuan for several years? .
Of course, Li Yan still has confidence in himself. The bandit may be a burden to obey orders under other people, but it will be completely different under him.
Like the Qing army, Wu Sangui also sent a large number of scouts to closely monitor the movements of the Qing army camp. On the eve of the storm, everyone was waiting patiently, be patient!
The four of them ate and chatted, and finally had enough to eat. The plan was decided. They sent an order to kill the Qing army's detective horses, but they had to deliberately expose a few fish to let them collect some information that the Ming army wanted to reveal.
Songshan Fort has long been in ruins. Two years ago, the three castles of Songshan, Xing, and Ta, which were at odds with Jinzhou City, were directly destroyed after being captured by the Qing army.
Nowadays, there are piles of ruins, and the eyes are so devastated. Even if the snow collapses, can the tens of thousands of heroic souls of the Ming Dynasty under the ruins ever rest in peace?
Ten miles south of the abandoned fort, Dorgon's army was stationed here, and the tents stretched for ten miles without end.
It seemed that it was going to snow again. Dorgon stood at the door of the handsome tent and looked at the sky due south. He stretched out a hand and saw that the palm of his hand was wet.
Once they come, kill them. Ningyuan City must be leveled, and Wu Sangui must kill them.
But there was one more thing he needed to figure out before pushing the city to kill people.
Wu Sangui had set up a series of traps, deceiving himself from beginning to end, deceiving himself into changing the route and turning the horse's head, deceiving himself into sending a vanguard cavalry to him.
Or is it true that he originally begged for help, and there was just another reason for the raid on Abatai.
If it was a trap, he couldn't accept that he was being deceived and played by others, and he couldn't understand why Wu Sangui did this. What good would it do to him? How could he deliberately set himself on fire to lure the army to his city? It was no different from committing suicide!
If there is another reason, what is it?
All this will soon come to light. He is waiting for news from Beijing. If Gaudi really rebels, there will be no trouble in Beijing. Otherwise, it means that Wu Sangui is setting up a trap. As for why he set up this trap .
Maybe life is enough! Dorgon could only think of this reason for him.
Of course, he was stationed here, and he was not stupidly waiting for news. The army was marching in the wind and snow and needed to rest and recuperate. Although Abatai's vanguard was lost, although he was furious, it also sounded a wake-up call for him. At this time, he had to calm down.
Rest and reorganize the army, stabilize the morale of the army, and send a large number of spies to explore Ningyuan City thoroughly. When morale and fighting spirit reach their peak, he will deliver a fatal blow to Wu Sangui and Ningyuan City.
