Outside the gate of Zhang Cheng's camp at the Grand Campus outside Deshengmen of the Capital, there were two other people beside Chen Jiugao, the former battalion commander of the Shenji Camp.
There was only one person in the middle, who was in his twenties and had a handsome appearance. He was wearing a python robe and had an extraordinary bearing. Zhang Cheng guessed that this person must be Li Guozhen, the governor of Beijing and the uncle of Xiangcheng.
There is another person on the other side. He is tall and thin. He seems to be less than 30 years old. He has a shrewd look on his face like Chen Jiugao. Looking at his second-grade military attaché uniform, he must be from the Shenji Camp. There is no doubt that Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the former battalion.
Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen was the first truly noble earl Zhang Cheng came into contact with after coming to the Ming Empire. As soon as he arrived in front of the gate, Chen Jiugao came up and introduced them to each other enthusiastically.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guangda, the commander of the cavalry camp, and Lin Fangping of the Huwei camp also came on horseback. After being introduced by Chen Jiugao, they were equally surprised. No one expected that Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, would come to the camp in person.
Zhang Cheng accompanied Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, to the Chinese army camp. He was very eloquent and eloquent, especially when talking about military strategies. Zhang Cheng was deeply impressed.
Although things happened in a hurry, Zhang Cheng had no time to prepare, but it was precisely because of this that Li Guozhen looked at him with admiration.
Even though Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, is not famous in history and does not seem to be a real general, he comes from a martial arts family after all. He has been familiar with military books and tactics since he was a child, and he still has a theoretical foundation, and his level is not high. Low.
Along the way, although he was chatting with Zhang Cheng, his eyes were not idle. He saw all the conditions of the soldiers in the cavalry around him.
Even though Zhang Cheng didn't have many troops at the moment, the five or six thousand mules, horses, and camels were more difficult to manage than war horses. But what he saw when he entered the camp was that it was in good order without a trace of chaos.
What's even more rare is that none of the soldiers are lazy. At first, Li Guozhen thought that Zhang Cheng knew that he was coming, so he arranged some strong soldiers outside the camp gate to show off.
But the further inside, the more surprised I became. There was no laziness at all in Zhang Cheng's camp. Every soldier was in high spirits, and all of them had bright helmets and neat weapons.
Li Guozhen also heard a little about Zhang Cheng's deeds during his tenure as King Qin, but those were hearsay after all. He always believed that either Zhang Cheng had warriors under his command who killed Ma Zhan and Yue Tuo, but the credit went to Zhang Cheng, or it was him With luck, he happened to attack and kill Ma Zhan and Yue Tuo.
Even though Chen Jiugao introduced him to Zhang Cheng and the bravery of his soldiers several times after returning from Henan, he thought that Chen Jiugao was just taking the opportunity to promote himself.
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In the central military tent, Zhang Cheng asked Li Guozhen to take the first position. Among them, he had the highest military rank and a title, so he did his duty. After a while of greetings, everyone sat down one after another.
Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, sat down and drank a cup of tea and asked Zhang Cheng: "I just saw that the factory prince Wang Chengen has returned to the city, but he has come to deliver the emperor's orders."
Zhang Cheng smiled. Although he was pretending to be a grandson in front of Chongzhen, Wang Chengen and others, now he also started to act in front of Li Guozhen.
He said slightly mysteriously: "The prince is here to deliver the emperor's oral instructions."
Zhang Cheng said that here he clasped his hands and saluted in the direction of the palace in the south, and said: "Your Majesty, the poor general has nowhere to rest in the capital, so he has given you a special residence for General Zhaoyong, not far from Dong'an Gate."
He picked up the teapot and filled Li Guozhen with tea again, and then said: "Your Majesty is even more considerate of the general's fatigue, and also ordered the Xiaodu people in the palace to serve the general at home. The prince is here to pass on your majesty's oral instructions. When you return from Liaodong, you can move into the General's Mansion."
Li Guozhen's performance was better. Although his face was full of surprise, he was still calm. However, Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong were slightly out of character. Especially Fu Yingchong, who was still acting like a general in the Beijing camp, suddenly suddenly Hearing that Zhang Cheng was so favored by the emperor, he was so shocked that he almost dropped his tea cup.
Li Guozhen glanced at Fu Yingchong and frowned slightly, but he recovered in an instant. He smiled and said to Zhang Cheng: "General Zhang has fought for the country and made extraordinary achievements many times. It is natural for him to receive such favor from the Holy One, but it is even more important." Be loyal and diligent in the king's affairs to repay heaven's kindness."
Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "Yes, yes, yes. Zhang Cheng must keep Uncle Xiangcheng's teachings in mind."
Li Guozhen turned his head and said majestically to Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the front camp of Shenji Camp next to him: "Qinglin, General Zhang is not only unparalleled in the world, he is also a leader in the army. I admire him very much." .
You have this opportunity to go to Liaodong with General Zhang today, so cherish it, ah..."
He continued: "I brought you here today to give you a chance to ask General Zhang for advice on how to lead troops, do you understand?"
Fu Yingchong immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I will understand. Please rest assured, uncle. I am truly lucky to have an official like you."
As soon as Fu Yingchong opened his mouth to speak, two huge tiger teeth came out of his mouth. Zhang Cheng seemed to smell the same smell in him as Chen Jiugao. They were both noble sons. In future generations, they would all be extremely high. God's disciples.
Li Guozhen saw that Fu Yingchong was being taught respectfully and nodded with satisfaction. He then said to Chen Jiugao: "Jiugao, when we were assisting in the suppression of Henan Province, you fought with General Zhang through life and death and fought against the bandits. You performed well and were quite popular with the emperor." Commend.
This time we go to Liaodong again, and we can fight the enemy side by side with General Zhang. We can't disgrace our Beijing camp, and we need to support you more, brother Fu. Good brothers must advance and retreat together to support the king's affairs. "
Chen Jiugao stood up and clasped his fists with a serious look on his face and replied: "Please be patient, uncle, Jiugao knows what to do. This time he marches into Liaodong, he will advance and retreat together with General Zhang, and he will never lose the face of our Beijing camp.
As for brother Qinglin, he is our own brother, and he is one with Jiugao. Not to mention the powerful firearms of our Shenji Camp. Please rest assured, this time Donglu will see how powerful we are! "
He spoke in a relaxed and heroic manner, which suited the atmosphere of the day, and everyone laughed happily.
Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen chatted with Zhang Cheng for a while while drinking tea. He had many hints in his words, intending to quote Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong to make them more independent. Military merit.
Zhang Cheng naturally knew that Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, came here for only two purposes, which was to ask Zhang Cheng to take care of the Beijing camp in the Liaodong military affairs. This was not only for the face of the Beijing camp, but also for the future of Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong. .
When Xiangcheng Bo saw that his words had been spoken in the early morning and his consciousness was clearly expressed, he stood up to say goodbye and leave. Zhang Cheng tried every means to persuade him to stay, but he insisted not to stay and disturb him because of the complicated affairs in the capital camp.
Zhang Cheng had no choice but to escort him out of the camp, while Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong stayed behind to discuss with Zhang Cheng the invasion of Liaodong.
Outside the camp, Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, smiled heartily and said, "I'll send you off without bothering you. General Zhang, please stay."
He turned his head and glanced at Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong again, and said meaningfully: "You should cherish it, eh!"
After saying that, he followed the guards and galloped towards Deshengmen.
