"The beginning of autumn without rain is an empty autumn, and all things have always been half harvested!"
It was already the third day after the beginning of autumn, but it was still extremely hot and muggy, the sky was cloudless, and even the water in the East River outside Ningyuan City was drying up due to the garrison of the army.
Zhang Cheng looked at the bad weather and couldn't help but think about the weather. It seems that the harvest may not be too good!
At this time, Yang Guozhu led the general Guo Yingxian and strode forward. He called him from a distance: "Zhongchen, you guys are really long-faced. All the towns have sent out sentries, but I, Xuanzang, have captured the Tatar Bashiku and returned." , to boost the morale of our troops."
Zhang Cheng hurriedly turned around and clasped his fists and saluted: "Shuai Yang, the sons and daughters are just lucky. If Marshal Wu's men hadn't killed the Tatars at night and thrown them into disarray, how could the sons have taken down the Tatars so easily? This feat belongs to Marshal Wu." .”
Guo Yingxian said carelessly: "Hey. When did your little brother learn to be humble? You still have to transfer your own achievements!"
Yang Guozhu glared at Guo Yingxian, making him tremble in fright, and quickly stepped back behind Yang Guozhu.
But Yang Guozhu stood still, looked at Zhang Cheng again for a while, and then said: "You boy, you are indeed much calmer than when you first arrived at Beilu. You are not what you used to be, you are not what you used to be."
As he spoke, he turned back and glared at Guo Yingxian, saying: "It's not like this idiot, who sticks his guts out to the end and doesn't know how to turn. It was not until a few days ago that he was promoted to the rank of senior general in order to encourage the generals to sacrifice their lives in front of the battle."
Yang Guozhu took Zhang Cheng's hand and walked forward, saying as he walked: "When you were King Qin, you were still the Qian Commander under General Zhang. Now, in just a few years, you are already among the Commander-in-Chief. You are indeed extraordinary. .
However, being young and suddenly occupying a high position will inevitably lead to jealousy and resentment. You must be careful and don't be too arrogant and leave others to talk about it, which will only cause trouble. "
Zhang Cheng was moved when he heard this. Among all the people he had met since arriving in this world, except for his uncle Zhang Yan, it was the old general in front of him who cared the most for him.
Although Lu Xiangsheng had the kindness to support and nurture him, and Hu Dawei also had the life-and-death friendship of Julu, they were incomparable with Yang Guozhu's love and expectations for him.
One of his hands was held by Yang Guozhu and he could not clasp his fist, so he whispered beside Yang Guozhu: "Zhang Cheng will take Yang Shuai's teachings to heart."
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In the lobby of the Jiliao Governor's Office in Ningyuan City, officials from Liaodong and the generals from the towns who came to aid gathered together. Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, was sitting in the big chair at the top, and a group of staff were still waiting on the left and right.
There was only one more person, Ma Shaoyu, who came to join the army in the name of praising military affairs. He sat under Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liao Dynasty. The rest of the officials and generals were all people who had attended the previous military meetings. .
Everyone first discussed the joint training of the towns. Since the joint training on June 15, it was found that the cavalry in Liao Town was the strongest, but the coordination of horse and foot was not as good as the troops and horses of Xuanda Town who came in for reinforcements.
The Shenji Battalion has sharp artillery, especially heavy artillery, but it is not easy to transport, so it can be used to defend dangerous places. However, Zhang Cheng's troops and horses have the most firearms and equipment, both offensive and defensive, and have the most small artillery. The disadvantage is that the horse soldiers insufficient.
According to the wishes of the generals, the soldiers and horses of various towns need to continue to train together, so that they can better coordinate the attack when they advance to Jinzhou. Moreover, the strategy for the advance has not yet been discussed.
Everyone said something to me for a while, while Governor Hong Chengchou sat quietly and said nothing, watching everyone's performance coldly.
Ma Shaoyu, who was the first to join the army, couldn't sit still. He stood up and clasped his fists toward the west and said loudly: "Your Majesty is worried about Liao affairs day and night, and Chen Benbing is also working hard all night. You are so close, but you are too timid to move forward. How can I report it to you?" kindness."
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and most of the people were silent, for fear that he would put a big hat on his head because he was afraid of the enemy and ignored his kindness. Even Hong Chengchou looked a little ugly.
Zhang Ruoqi, the sole supervisor, had a leisurely demeanor, as if he had been prepared for this. Although he was sitting strictly and upright, his expression was extremely relaxed, as if everything that had just happened in the lobby had nothing to do with him.
He turned to look at his superior, Hong Chengchou, and said to Ma Shaoyu: "May I ask what the emperor and my soldiers will say when Ma joins the army and leaves the capital?"
Ma Shaoyu calmly sat back in his chair. He picked up the tea cup on the small table next to him, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "When I left Beijing for my post, I was specially summoned by the Holy Father.
In the Palace of Qianqing, the Holy One and his own army, Mr. Chen, made a plan to march forward with four armies to fight and decide quickly, which not only defeated the fierce flames of Dongnu, but also relieved Songjin's crisis. "
The leader, Hong Chengchou, stroked his beard and asked, "I don't know the plan for the four-pronged invasion. What are the details?"
Ma Shaoyu raised his hands to Hong Chengchou and said: "Returning to Governor Hong, Chen Benbing said that we should send all our troops out of Tashan to the north, go straight to Dasheng Fort, and attack the northwest of the slave camp;
Use the second line of soldiers and horses to leave Xingshan Fort, take the direction of Jinchang Fort, and attack the north of the slave camp; use the third line of soldiers and horses to leave Songshan Fort, cross the Xiaoling River to the north, and attack the east of the slave camp;
Then use the main force of our army as the fourth line of soldiers and horses, go out from the front of Songshan, and focus on attacking the south of the slave camp.
In this way, now that we are encircling the enemy, our nearly 200,000 tiger and wolf troops will definitely defeat the slaves in one battle. Not only will the siege of Jinzhou be relieved, but we will also be able to take advantage of the victory and pursue it to recover hundreds of miles of rivers and mountains in Yizhou and Guangning.
This is an unparalleled achievement. Governor Hong and the generals should rise up! "
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a murmur of noise in the hall, and the generals in the towns all said that when the enemy is in front of them, the troops will be weak, just like the defeat of Saarhu.
Of course, what they care more about is how to divide their troops, which way they go, and who they are with.
In fact, all the generals have been in the border town for a long time, and they all know the strength of each army well, not to mention that everyone has been training together for so long.
For example, in Liao Town, the Zu Dashou tribe who was besieged in Jinzhou City was the strongest, followed by Wu Sangui's troops, and Ma Ke was at the bottom.
In Jizhen, the Qin soldiers under Cao Bianjiao, an old subordinate of Hong Chengchou, were the strongest, followed by Wang Tingchen and Zuo Guang, followed by Tang Tong and Bai Guangen.
Among Xuanda soldiers and horses, Yang Guozhu is the most famous, but as a rising star, Zhang Cheng is the most famous, with the most complete armor and troops, the highest proportion of firearms, and his strength is much higher than that of Yang Guozhu. However, there is insufficient cavalry and the field battle is dark.
Although Wang Pu was the commander-in-chief of Datong, he only showed his appearance and was defeated in reality. His troops were also the weakest in Xuanda.
Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Cheng and other generals who are the strongest in each town are unwilling to join the army with Wang Pu and Ma Ke. Who knows whether they will be deceived to the death. Examples of this can be given. Too many to mention.
At this time, Ma Ke, Wang Pu, Liu Zhaoji, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, Chen Jiugao and others spoke the most. On the contrary, Zhang Cheng, Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao were very leisurely and did not participate in the discussion.
Of course, the commander-in-chief of each town who exists as a prince would not be so straightforward. What they expressed was always that they did not want to divide their troops, and all of them advocated moving forward together.
Ma Shaoyu's expression became increasingly gloomy. On the contrary, Supervisor Zhang Ruoqi looked calmer. He ignored the generals' comments and only turned around and asked slowly: "What do you think, Supervisor?"
