"Sir, Hou Jin attacked and has besieged Xiping. Deputy General Luo sent people to Guangning to ask for help."
Guangning, the Chinese army's main tent, a general wearing armor walked in from outside the tent and knelt on one knee in front of Wang Huazhen.
"These Tatars have not allowed me to live in peace for years." Wang Huazhen shook his sleeves and said with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, "There are three thousand defenders in Xiping, and there are also 20,000 Liu Qu's soldiers. , Qi Bingzhong of Luyang had ten thousand troops, and it would not be easy for Hou Jin to capture Xiping."
Sun Degong, a guerrilla from the Chinese army, bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "Sir, this is a good opportunity to defeat Hou Jin's soldiers and horses."
"How do you say this?" Wang Huazhen looked at Sun Degong.
Sun Degong was his confidant, otherwise he would not have been used as a guerrilla in the Chinese army. Even if there were rumors in Guangning that Sun Degong had secretly colluded with Hou Jin, he did not believe it and still trusted Sun Degong.
Sun Degong said: "The Hou Jin Dynasty besieged Xiping. With the soldiers and horses from Luyang and Zhenwu, they could attack from three sides. At the same time, Lin Danhan and Chaohua of Chahar agreed to send out 400,000 troops to attack Shenyang. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Hou Jin Dynasty to focus on one thing and lose another, Sun Degong said. , the final general believes that all the troops in Guangning should be mobilized, go out of the city to meet Wu Xiping in Luyang Town, and jointly defeat the attacking troops of Hou Jin, and reverse the situation in Liaodong between the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin in one fell swoop."
Wang Huazhen twirled his beard with his hand, looking thoughtful.
Zu Dashou in the big tent stood up and said: "Sir, you must not do it. I can't believe Sun Youyi's words."
"Zu Fuyu, what do you mean?" Sun Degong glared at Zu Dashou.
Zu Dashou did not look at Sun Degong, but continued to say to Wang Huazhen: "Sir, let's not talk about whether Sun Guerrilla's strategy is feasible. Just because the matter between Sun Guerrilla and Hou Jin has not been explained clearly, his words cannot be believed."
"Zu Fuyu, why do you think I am Hou Jin's traitor!" Sun Degong blushed and pointed at Zu Dashou.
Zu Dashou snorted coldly and said: "There is no smoke without fire. Whether those rumors in Guangning are true or false, you, Sun Degong, should know best."
"Fart." Sun Degong said angrily, "I wholeheartedly kill enemies and bandits for our Ming Dynasty. Why do you say that I am a traitor to Hou Jin? I also say that you are a traitor to Hou Jin."
"Those rumors in Guangning City are not about my ancestor." Zu Dashou said sarcastically.
Sun Degong turned around and looked at Wang Huazhen, knelt down on one knee and said, "Sir, I am willing to lead my troops to Xiping and fight to the death with Hou Jin, in order to show my loyalty to serve the country."
Wang Huazhenxu raised his right hand and said: "Sun Youji, please get up quickly. I believe that you are not Hou Jin's traitor. Those rumors in Guangning City were probably deliberately spread by Hou Jin to drive a wedge between you and me, the general." .”
Sun Degong stood up, clasped his fists and said, "I will thank you for your trust."
"Sir, there may be no reason for the groundless rumors." Zu Dashou said, "Sun Degong is just a guerrilla of the Chinese army. Even if Hou Jin wants to alienate, he should alienate several generals and adults, not alienate him, a guerrilla general of the Chinese army. .”
Wang Huazhen waved his hand to Zu Dashou and said: "No need to say any more, I have decided to send all the troops of Guangning to join Qi Bingzhong, and join forces to attack Houjin's troops head-on."
"The last general is willing to lead his troops to fight." Sun Degong stood up and asked for a fight.
Wang Huazhen nodded with satisfaction and immediately said: "Sun Degong, Zu Dashou obeys the order."
"The end will be here."
Sun Degong and Zu Dashou knelt down on one knee and cupped their fists.
Wang Huazhen continued: "I order you two to lead Guangning's troops to Luyang to join General Qi's troops to relieve the siege of Xiping."
"The general will get the order at the end."
Sun Degong and Zu Dashou agreed at the same time.
Wang Huazhen said: "Okay, let's set off now. I will be waiting for news of your triumphant return in Guangning."
"Yes." Sun Degong agreed, received the command, and left the Chinese army's tent with Zu Dashou.
Arriving outside the big tent, Zu Dashou said coldly: "Sun Degong, I will keep an eye on you. If I find out that you have colluded with Hou Jin, I will personally chop off your head."
Sun Degong, who was walking aside, glanced at Zu Dashou and said calmly: "General Zu has time to stare at me, so why not think about the battlefield and how to kill more soldiers of Hou Jin."
"Hmph." Zu Dashou snorted coldly and walked ahead.
Sun Degong looked at Zu Dashou's back with a sneer on his lips.
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In Beijing, the New Year atmosphere has not completely dissipated. There are many scraps of paper left after exploding firecrackers on the streets, and Spring Festival couplets are posted outside every house.
Liu Yisui, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was no longer the chief assistant because of his involvement in the affairs of Liaoyang and Shen Liao. The person who took over as chief assistant was Ye Xianggao, who was born in the Donglin Party.
Ye Xianggao was the chief minister in the 40th year of Wanli, and later became an official. This new revival brought the power of the Donglin Party to its peak in the court. It can be said that it has reached what the Donglin Party members call the whole court. Moreover, as early as when Liu Yishen was still the chief assistant, the Donglin Party had already prepared to promote Ye Xianggao to take over the position of chief assistant. Liu Yishen was not the most trusted person of the Donglin Party.
As soon as Ye Xianggao took office, he made drastic changes. Tianqi activated Xiong Tingbi to handle the Liaodong economic strategy to appease the situation in Liaodong. He used the cabinet to promote Wang Huazhen to be promoted to governor of Liaodong.
As soon as the two men took office, they had conflicts over Hou Jin's strategy.
Xiong Tingbi advocated taking precautions first and waiting for opportunities to regain the lost territory, while Wang Huazhen advocated uniting with the Mongols to attack the Hou Jin Dynasty and quell the Hou Jin rebellion in one fell swoop.
The disagreement between the Liaodong governor and the governor had long been reported to the capital, and memorials in which Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen accused each other often appeared in the cabinet.
As time passed, the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government knew that the governor of Liaodong was not in harmony with the economic strategy, which was detrimental to the overall situation and was not conducive to resisting the Hou Jin Dynasty. Many people began to be unfavorable about the situation in Liaodong.
Zhang Heming, who was promoted to Minister of War for his contribution to the Miao era, held a court meeting specifically for this matter.
The ministers of the DPRK gathered together to discuss whether Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen should stay or leave.
The person who convened the court meeting was Zhang Heming, but the person who presided over the court meeting was Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the cabinet.
"My lords, I think it will be difficult for Xiong Jinglue to continue to stay in Liaodong. Now that the feud between Liaodong and Jing has been raging, it will be of no benefit to Liaodong to continue." Hui Shiyang said in the matter.
He is a member of the Donglin Party and is in the same party as Wang Huazhen, so he naturally speaks to Wang Huazhen. In addition, Xiong Tingbi is from the Chu Party, and most people in the court do not want Xiong Tingbi to continue to stay in Liaodong.
"Xiaoguan agrees with Master Hui that Xiong Jinglue should not continue to stay in Liaodong." Zhou Chaorui on the side agreed.
Zhang Heming looked at the other ministers and said, "What do your colleagues think?"
As the Minister of War, he had great trust in Wang Huazhen, especially Wang Huazhen's use of Mao Wenlong to regain Zhenjiang, which could be said to be the Ming Dynasty's first great victory over the Hou Jin Dynasty. Therefore, he supported all Wang Huazhen's suggestions, and as a result, most of the troops in Liaodong fell into Wang Huazhen's hands. .
