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"I will see the governor at the end."
As soon as Yang Guozhu arrived, he bowed and saluted Governor Liu.
"Commander Yang, please take a seat quickly. Ever since I received the order from the court, I have been looking forward to the arrival of Commander Yang, and now I am dispatched." Governor Liu greeted Yang Guozhu enthusiastically.
Yang Guozhu cupped his fists and said, "I will thank you, the Governor."
After saying that, he walked to the seat next to him and sat down.
"I wonder how many soldiers General Yang has brought this time?" Governor Liu asked about his concerns.
Ever since Zhang Huai's defeat at Lingqiu, he had been worried every day, fearing that the Tiger Character Banner would come to attack Datong Fucheng.
Yang Guozhu bowed and said, "The general will be accompanied by soldiers and horses from two large battalions. I hope the governor will prepare a few days' worth of food and grass for the general."
"This is my responsibility. Needless to say, General Yang, I will be ready." Governor Liu turned to Du Wanyuan and said, "Remember to send the grain and grass to General Yang's camp outside the city later. "
Du Wanyuan bowed and agreed: "Don't worry, Sir, the food and grass for General Yang are ready and can be sent at any time."
"That's good." Liu Xun nodded, quite satisfied with Du Wanyuan's work.
Yang Guozhu, who was sitting on the seat next to him, said: "We have Mr. Lao Du here. I hope Mr. Du can send the food and grass there earlier."
"Just follow General Yang's wishes. Now go and solve the problem of food and fodder for the army. Don't let the army brought by General Yang be short of food and grass." Governor Liu ordered Du Wanyuan.
Du Wanyuan bowed and said, "Yes, students will go now."
After saying that, he bowed his hands towards Yang Guozhu again, and then left from the back office.
"I would like to thank the Governor here first." Yang Guozhu bowed to Governor Liu.
The other party was a civil servant and a local official, so he was able to give him the face of a foreign military commander without constraining him, which made him feel relieved.
Governor Liu picked up the tureen at his hand and said at the same time: "General Yang has just arrived in Datong. He will be in the city tonight and I will host a banquet in his honor."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Yang Guozhu clasped his fists and said, "The general will have to return to the camp outside the city tonight and rush to Lingqiu early tomorrow morning. If you don't mind it, it would be better to wait for the general to break the tiger character in Lingqiu. Flag, come again to your lord’s banquet.”
Governor Liu picked up the bowl and took a sip, then said: "Since General Yang is in a hurry to go to Lingqiu to suppress the rebels, I will not force him to stay. When General Yang returns from Lingqiu with a great victory, I will definitely serve Yang The Commander-in-Chief will hold a celebration banquet, Commander-in-Chief Yang, please don’t refuse!"
"General, I will definitely come to the banquet at the end of the year." Yang Guozhu bowed his hand.
At this moment, a yamen servant ran in and called, "Sir, General Zhang is here. He is just outside the yamen."
"Bring General Zhang in!" Governor Liu told the yamen servant.
The yamen officer retired.
Governor Liu looked at Yang Guozhu and said with a smile: "I was originally going to find him, but I didn't expect that he came here first. I guess he got the news that you were entering the city."
Yang Guozhu stood by and smiled.
Not long after, Zhang Huai followed a government servant and walked in.
"The last general met with the Governor, General Yang." Zhang Huai bowed to Governor Liu first, and then bowed his hand to Yang Guozhu.
Both of them are general soldiers, but they belong to different places, and there is no distinction between high and low positions.
Yang Guozhu also bowed his hand to Zhang Huai in response.
At this time, Governor Liu said to Zhang Huai: "General Zhang, you are here at the right time. Please sit down first. You two generals can discuss how to clear the tiger flag next."
After hearing this, Zhang Huai hurriedly said: "The imperial court has decreed that General Yang will lead the troops to wipe out the Tiger Banner bandits. The general is willing to serve as deputy general for General Yang, and he will obey General Yang's orders in everything."
He had just lost a battle not long ago, and now he was the scapegoat. He had no intention of competing with Yang Guozhu for power. He only wanted to destroy the Tiger Flag earlier so that he could have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
"General Zhang has fought against the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag. He is more familiar with the situation of the Tiger Flag than I am. I will rely on General Zhang a lot in the future."
Everyone carried the sedan chair, Zhang Huai did not fight for power, and Yang Guozhu also responded with kindness.
Zhang Huai sighed and said: "General Yang, you are too polite. The last general is just a defeated general. There is nothing that General Yang can rely on. However, there is one thing. General Yang needs to be more careful, otherwise he will be easily eaten." Big loss.”
"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Zhang is going to say?" Yang Guozhu asked curiously.
Zhang Huai said: "The Tiger Flag has artillery, and there are many of them. General Yang must be prepared for their artillery in advance, otherwise it will be easy to suffer big losses."
"Haha, I thought it was something." Yang Guozhu laughed and said immediately, "General Zhang, don't worry, there is a firearms battalion following me, bringing a lot of general artillery, the Lingqiu bandits are holding No matter how powerful the artillery is, it cannot be compared to the general artillery in my firearms battalion."
"This will put the general at ease." General Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
The last time he suffered the loss of not having artillery, he was defeated. He was worried that Yang Guozhu's troops would follow in his footsteps. Now that he heard that Yang Guozhu had brought a firearms camp, which also had many general artillery, he had no last worry at all. .
Yang Zhuguo continued: "Tomorrow morning, I will lead my army to Lingqiu. I hope that the Datong troops and horses under General Zhang can join my troops on the road."
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. As soon as the general receives the order from the imperial court, he will start to prepare his troops and can send troops to Lingqiu at any time." Zhang Huai said, "However, because some troops are required to be stationed in Datong Fucheng, the general can only bring one battalion at most. soldiers and horses."
Yang Zhuguo said with a smile: "With one battalion of General Zhang's soldiers and horses, plus two battalions of this general, the merchant soldiers formed by a businessman like Tiger Zi Banner are enough to encircle and suppress the Tiger Flag."
In his eyes, Tiger Flag is just a business. Even if it has thousands of soldiers and horses, it cannot be the opponent of the official army.
"One more thing." Zhang Huai said, "Xinping Fort, a border fort in Datong, has fallen into the hands of Tiger Character Banner."
Hearing the news, Yang Guozhu showed no surprise on his face and said calmly: "The general already knew about this, but to capture the thief first, capture the king. That Liu Heng was in Lingqiu, so the army took care of Liu Heng and Lingqiu first. After the Lingqiu matter is settled, the army can free up its hands at any time to deal with the troops of the Tiger Flag in Xinping Fort."
"Since General Yang has already made preparations, I won't say much more. I'll just wait for General Yang's order and the general will send troops to Lingqiu at any time." Zhang Huai said with fists in his hands.
Governor Liu, who had been silent for a long time, smiled and said: "With the two generals here, I believe that the bandits in the Tiger Flag will be wiped out soon. I would like to wish the two generals a triumphant return in advance."
Yang Guozhu stood up and said: "Please rest assured, Sir, the general will eventually eradicate the bandits in Lingqiu and restore stability to Datong."
