"Zuo Liangyu was granted the title of Duke of Kunshan by the Hongguang court last year. Recently, he was supported by the pirate king Zheng Chenggong. He has sufficient money and food for his troops and is very arrogant. However, our fourth corps is raised by our stepmother. Not only do we not have enough food, grass and firearms, last year During the Eastern Expedition to Korea, the Fourth Corps was deployed with the largest number of troops and horses. One was declining and the other was increasing. To put it bluntly, it was a proactive attack. I would be grateful to the general if he could defend the cities along the Huaihe River."
Qin Jianxun's words were full of complaints about the Supreme Emperor and Da Qi. Li Dingguo was quite surprised. It was hard to imagine that this was the sound that could be heard after the great purge. What Li Dingguo didn't know was that on the northern and southern borders of Qi, both Whether in the northern border or the Huaihe River, there is a force trying to break free from the shackles of totalitarianism. To put it simply, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one cares about things.
Seeing that Qin Jianxun's words were a bit outrageous, Hong Youquan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over:
"Mr. Li didn't know something. When the Supreme Emperor inspected the Huaihe River, he once told the Fourth Corps to do it: "If someone doesn't attack me, I will attack him. If someone attacks me, I will kill people." In other words, it's a small fight. It's okay. We need to completely break up with the Ming army. We still need to ask the Supreme Emperor for instructions. The situation between us and the enemy has changed. If we attack with the whole army, I'm afraid it won't work. We'd better wait until the situation in the north is stabilized."
Li Dingguo didn't say anything anymore. He didn't expect that in just a few years, these warriors who had fought many battles would lose their enterprising spirit. No wonder the emperor went to war every year. If he kept his troops without fighting for a long time, problems would arise.
Thinking of all the hardships he had gone through these days, and looking at the posture of the two chief officers sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, the young man felt disheartened.
It should be noted that the Fourth Corps is one of the four main forces. Now they are faced with Zuo Liangyu, their former subordinate, and they did not expect to be hesitant.
If Qin Jianxun hadn't deliberately conserved his strength, it would have been the Emperor's Eastern Expedition, which really damaged the bones of all the troops.
Li Dingguo exchanged a few pleasantries with the two of them and talked about his experiences in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, then left in a hurry and took Yin Susu down to rest.
At that moment, Hong Youquan arranged for his soldiers to clean out a clean tent for the two of them and take them down to rest.
Li Dingguo walked in front and Yin Susu walked behind. The soldiers led the two to the tent and left.
After opening the curtain door, the tent was filled with a bed, a coffee table, tables and chairs. Li Dingguo was extremely exhausted, so he spread a mat on the ground and fell asleep. After a while, he snored like thunder.
Yin Susu looked at the young man in front of him with his eyes wide open, as if saying to himself: "I didn't expect that your Qin general did not dare to fight Zuo Liangyu! Da Qi does not look as strong as it appears,"
Li Dingguo suddenly opened his eyes.
"Husband, you haven't slept yet. Why were those guards so afraid of you when they heard your name just now?"
"I heard that you guarded Desheng Gate and killed dozens of bandits with one against a hundred. Is this true?"
"Husband, do you have a lover in Liaodong?"
Li Dingguo turned over and whispered to her:
"There is a curfew in the army, and those who make noise at the second watch will be killed."
Yin Susu rolled her eyes at him, stopped talking, and slept with her clothes on.
A night of silence.
At dawn the next day, the horns of the camp rang loudly, and the sound of new recruits' drills came into the tent. When Yin Susu got up, he saw that Li Dingguo was no longer there, so he asked the soldiers outside the tent. The other party said that General Li had gone to the Chinese army's tent to receive the order. , a little father-in-law was sent from Shenyang.
Yin Susu freshened up randomly, put on her coat and skirt, and rushed towards the Chinese army tent. On the way, the recruits who were training looked at this woman in surprise.
When they found Li Dingguo, the imperial edict sent by the Supreme Emperor had just been read out. The young eunuch who was said to have come from the Shenyang Palace was sitting where Hong Youquan had been sitting yesterday, drinking tea leisurely.
Seeing Yin Susu barging in, the little eunuch glanced at her up and down, and his cold expression soon changed to a passionate one.
"This must be Li Youyi's sister, okay! Good brothers in tiger hunting, brother and sister soldiers! When we go back this time, our family will personally thank you and your brother for the credit!"
Yin Susu opened her mouth wide and was speechless for a long time. Unexpectedly, in just a few moments, her husband became an elder brother and promoted the commander-in-chief to a guerrilla general.
This promotion speed is faster than when the Supreme Emperor was on the battlefield of Saarhu!
Seeing that she was still in a daze, Li Dingguo stepped forward and took her little hand, leading her to kneel down to thank the Supreme Emperor.
The little eunuch smiled and helped Li Dingguo's "little sister" up, looked Yin Susu up and down, narrowed his eyes like a magistrate, and said with a smile:
"Haha, he is just like your brother, full of courage! Well, there is a saying that says a tiger brother has no canine sister. He is extraordinary. You can tell he is a heroine at a glance. I think back then, the Empress Dowager Cisheng attacked the Hun River Drums, boost the morale of the three armies, attack Jiannu in one fell swoop, what a grand occasion! It’s a pity that our family was born late, and we never saw the grand scene of Hunhe River back then. Meeting Miss Li today is a great experience."
Yin Susu was stunned for a while while Qin Jianxun and Hong Youquan didn't say anything. They just looked at the brother and sister with smiles.
"Okay, the imperial edict has been read, and the heroine has also met. Our errands have been completed, and it's time to return to Liaodong. Li Youyi, we are all waiting for you in the north. Please come."
After saying this, the little eunuch made a show of leaving the camp.
Li Dingguo and Yin Susu were still in the fog when they saw Instructor Hong step forward quickly, grab the little eunuch, gently pull him to the side, and whisper:
"Eunuch Cao has been wading through mountains and rivers, and his shoes are worn out. It's been a hard journey. Let's rest in Huguang for two days, and tonight I can take care of my father-in-law!"
Eunuch Cao waved his hands quickly: "Our family accepts Mr. Hong's wishes. It's not our family's responsibility. This time the edict is really urgent, as urgent as a spark. Over there in Liaodong, tens of thousands of people are waiting, waiting for this person to come earlier." Go back so that you can go to Yinzhou, there is no need to delay."
After saying that, he went to push the door open again. Hong Youquan quickly took out the string of Dongzhu from his arms, stuffed it into Cao Tengzhuo's sleeve quietly, and whispered a few words in the little eunuch's ear. Eunuch Cao pretended to be surprised and said:
"What do you say? Put it away, put it away! Every time you come to the Fourth Corps, the training officer will spend money! You can't do it, you can't do it!"
As he spoke, he stuffed the Dongzhu deep into the sleeves of his robe that was inlaid with animals.
The two looked at each other and smiled, but said nothing.
On the same day, Li Dingguo received the imperial edict and found out that he had been directly promoted from a small general to a guerrilla, and at the same time appointed as the governor of Yinzhou. He rushed back to Shenyang at starry night, interviewed the Supreme Emperor, and listened to the Supreme Emperor's teachings.
Although Li Dingguo didn't know what the official position of Governor Yinzhou was or where Yinzhou was, his intuition told him that this mission was very dangerous and could even be said to be a narrow escape.
But as long as he can seize this opportunity, he will have the opportunity to make contributions to Daqi.
Li Dingguo took Yin Susu in the carriage provided by Little Eunuch Cao, and rushed out of the pass at starry night.
On the way, Li Youyi told Eunuch Cao about his experiences in Fujian in detail, and he also wrote the pond sealing report crookedly in the carriage. He hoped that Eunuch Cao could submit it to the Emperor as soon as possible and take action against the Zheng pirates.
Eunuch Cao said pleasantly: "If you have anything to say, Li Youyi can speak to His Majesty in person. But he has to hurry up as soon as possible. Sun Ke is expected to arrive in Liaodong soon. This time, he will also go to Yinzhou."
"Sun Kewang?"
"Is that bitch not dead yet?" Li Dingguo blurted out, with deep hatred flashing in his eyes.
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