In the eyes of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan regiment, was the one he had the highest hopes for.
Although Cao Bianjiao, who served under him, was the most courageous, accomplished many meritorious deeds, and was loyal, in his eyes, he still seemed to have poor strategy. He could be a good general in the world, but he could not stand alone as a commander-in-chief. talent.
But Wu Sangui is indeed different. He comes from a family of generals in western Liaoning, and many of his family members and relatives are famous generals outside the customs.
What is even more rare is that this person is extremely smart and studious. Although he is only in his thirties, he is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also good at foot combat, riding and archery.
If he stays by his side and teaches him carefully for many years, so that he can serve the court loyally, he can lead many generals from the general family in western Liaoning to follow suit.
What's more, Hong Chengchou has always wanted to integrate the power of the general families in western Liaoning and think that Wu Sangui is definitely the best candidate for use by the imperial court. The nearly 20,000 new troops he had trained in Ningyuan were extremely powerful.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou asked warmly: "How is your health these days, your lord? Do you often get books?"
Wu Sangui leaned forward on his horse and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Governor, for your concern. Recently, thanks to the emperor's kindness, my family has been able to live in the capital and travel in the woods. Although I am nearly sixty years old, I am still in good health."
Yesterday another letter came, saying that it was important to rescue Jinzhou. The emperor was worried about this matter. When he went to court, he often asked about the military situation outside the customs. He sighed every time and was very worried. "
Gong Chengchou's heart felt heavy at these words, and he heard Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief, interjecting at this time: "Your Majesty is worried about Liao affairs day and night, and has no food and clothing. How can we, as ministers, sit back and watch? We should command our troops." Relieve the worries of the Sacred Heart.
Hong Chengchou ignored what Zhang Ruoqi said. He kept his expression and continued to ask Wu Sangui with a smile: "What news is there in the capital?"
Wu Sangui sat on his horse and replied with a respectful expression: "My dear family also mentioned that due to the fall of Luoyang and Xiangyang, the loss of vassal status for both countries, and the suicide of Yang Wuling in Shashi, the emperor was moody for a month or two, and all the ministers went to court. When I am afraid,
The governor is already aware of the situation, and it is not news. "
Hong Chengchou nodded frequently and asked Zhang Cheng, who was riding his horse to follow him on the other side: "General Zhongchen, are you sure which battalion you want to leave to garrison Changling Mountain?"
Shan Wu was on the horse, and he said: "Your Majesty, at the end of the day, there were more than 3000 soldiers guarding Zhang Guo's Shan. He pointed his chariot into the saucer, used his neck to control the power of firearms, and protected Hong Chengchou without saying a word. He rode his horse slowly towards Ningyuan City. Go in the direction.
Since the beginning of June, when Zhang Cheng led his army to Ningyuan, he has become more and more interested in it. Several military meetings have always made shocking remarks, from proposing to investigate the reality of slave thieves, to advocating joint training of reinforcements from various towns, to yesterday Debating food road safety.
Although some of his proposals seem to be contrary to his own military strategy, after careful consideration now, most of the proposals he proposed are correct and have no other purposes mixed with them. It can be seen that Zhang Cheng is still loyal to the country.
Of course, in Hong Chengchou's heart, he still values Wu Sangui more. After all, he is now his student. If he puts in some effort to train him, he will not only educate talents for the country, but his own family may also benefit from it. .
But he always felt that Zhang Cheng had no family roots, but for some reason, he always had the upper hand over Cheng Sangui.
After thinking about it, he felt that maybe it was because Zhang Cheng had no family roots that he was able to have no worries and make decisions based on his own ideas, while Wu Sangui had to think a lot and take into account the thoughts of many people, such as his uncle and ancestors. Happy birthday,
His father, Wu Xiang, and others, the Liaoxi generals were intertwined and internally the most complicated. Many things were intertwined. Even with the support of Governor Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui could only train the new army, but could not completely integrate the Liaoxi generals.
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They had only been able to go two miles on horseback. Hong Chengchou suddenly stopped by the road. He looked to the right for a while at a beach covered with reeds about three miles away. He pointed there with his whip and said to Wu Sangui, "General Chang Bo, please send someone to take care of the beach." Burn that piece of reed, don't be careless.
Wu Sangui responded: "Yes, Governor, I will order people to burn the reed at the end of the day."
Wu Sangui turned around and ordered a follower from the primary school to lead people to burn the reeds. However, Hong Chengchou did not move forward, but stopped here and waited.
Supervisor Zhang Ruoqi smiled at Hong Chengchou again and said: "Director Hong has been in the army for a long time, so he is naturally cautious in everything, but judging from his humble position, this place is far away from the slaves and thieves, and there will definitely be no captives coming.
What's more, there is no large army food and fodder stored near this beach. Even if the soldiers come, they will not go to the reed beach. "
Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "In war, we must be more careful. Firstly, we must beware of slaves and thieves who come to burn my grain. Secondly, we must beware of any changes in the war.
On weekdays, we still need to be prepared for danger in times of peace, let alone the word 'safe' today."
Everyone waited until the fire smoke started to rise from several places on the reed beach before Hong Chengchou led a group of people towards Ningsu City.
When he was about to enter the city gate, Wu Sangui slowed down his horse, raised his hands to Xie Sixin, Li Song, and Liu Zizheng behind Hong Chengchou and said: "Sangui has prepared a little wine. Please come to the humble house to have a chat. Will the teachers be willing to reward you?"
Several people were Hong Chengchou's close aides, so they naturally knew about his relationship with Wu Sangui, so they all agreed with a smile. Only Liu Zizheng declined a little, and after some persuasion, he happily agreed.
Wu Sangui clasped his fists at Zhang Cheng again and said with a smile: "General Zhongchen, how about I also ask you to come and have a talk?"
Zhang Cheng had been getting along well with Wu Sangui during this period, not to mention that he had already said hello earlier, but now it was just a pretense, so he happily agreed.
After receiving the invitation from Wu Sangui, he turned around and said, "We are all going to General Wu's mansion. We just take this opportunity to discuss military affairs with the two generals, and also to invite some veterans to join Songjin." The military term has been decided, and Zhang Ruoqi is in a very good mood, not as young, impetuous and aggressive as before.
Although Wu Sangui came from a family of generals, he studied under famous teachers when he was young. As an adult, he became more arty, so his study room was very spacious and bright.
. The dazzling array of furnishings make people feel more than luxurious but not elegant enough.
He also placed a piano and a sword in his study, but at a glance, it was clear that they were just pretending to be elegant. As a study, it is natural that there are all kinds of books, but some books are covered with dust, and it seems that they have not been turned over for a long time.
On one side there is a crystal mountain on an antique shelf. It contains a water bladder, which is flowing crystal clear. It is indeed rare to find such a crystal mountain with water bladder naturally formed.
Several famous calligraphy and paintings are hung on the wall, including paintings by Tang Yin and Wang Mian, as well as Dong Qichang's calligraphy. At that time, Dong Qichang's calligraphy was the most popular.
There is a couplet that does not look like the work of a famous artist:
"The shadow of the sword is left in front of the flowers in the deep courtyard, and the sound of books is scattered under the lamp in the secluded room." While everyone was waiting to comment, Ma Shaoyu was indeed late to join the army.
