In the sixth year of Chongzhen - the sixth day of August, in the morning, the supervisor Lu Xiangsheng issued an order to summon the generals of each town to discuss matters in the lobby of their own offices.
Military orders are like mountains, don’t dare to neglect them!
After receiving the order, Qin Feng immediately took Xiong Da, Xiong Er and dozens of soldiers to leave the camp on horseback and went straight to Yangqu City. Unexpectedly, he met another group of people at the city gate, led by an acquaintance. —Yang Guozhu.
"General Qin, long time no see, Yang is so polite here!"
"General Yang, you are polite!"
"Ha ha!"
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Yang Guozhu was originally a staff general in Guan Ning's army. He was later transferred to the Beijing camp and was responsible for rectifying military affairs. Because of his upright personality, he offended his immediate superiors and had no personal connections. As a result, he was benched and often ostracized. Very unsatisfactory.
During the Battle of Gyeonggi, the Jurchens marched into Tianshou Mountain and threatened the tombs of the Ming emperors.
Qin Feng was ordered to lead the Tianwei Army to Tianshou Mountain to protect the mausoleum, and Yang Guozhu and Zhou Yuji led some soldiers from the Beijing camp to go together.
I thought that this would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and I would definitely die!
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng showed great power and led the Mighty Heavenly Army to defeat the many with less. He defeated the Jurchen troops with yellow flags and protected the imperial mausoleum, which was a great achievement.
Afterwards, Qin Feng did not take the credit alone, but divided half of the credit between Yang Guozhu and Zhou Yuji, and they were rewarded by the court.
Zhou Yuji was promoted to the rank of General of the Beijing Camp and became a popular figure.
Yang Guozhu was transferred from the Beijing camp and promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, one of the nine sides. He became a general with real power and was immediately proud. .
To Qin Feng, the two of them were naturally filled with gratitude!
Yesterday at noon, Yang Guozhu led his troops to the outside of Yangqu City. He wanted to bring a generous gift today and visit Qin Feng to express his gratitude for his contribution.
Unexpectedly, the superintendent Lu Xiangsheng suddenly summoned the generals of various towns to discuss matters, so Yang Guozhu had no choice but to enter the city first, and met Qin Feng at the gate of the city. This is what happened in the past.
With military affairs at hand, the two of them did not dare to delay. After talking for a few words, they rode into the city together and arrived at the original Yangqu County government office, now the Superintendent's office. Then they got off their horses together, revealed their identities, and entered the lobby. .
The meeting had not yet begun, and the supervisor, Lu Xiangsheng, had not come out. The hall was empty, and the two of them stood casually in the corner chatting.
While talking, several more generals came to the lobby one after another. Qin Feng did not recognize these people. Yang Guozhu had been in the army for a long time and had made many friends. He recognized the identities of several generals, so he introduced them in a low voice. They were: :
The chief military officer of the Beijing Camp—Wang Pu.
Shanxi - Chief Military Officer of Pingyang Town - Jiang Xuan.
Shanxi - Chief Military Officer of Yangquan Town - Wang Tong.
Hu Dawei, the chief military officer of Daming Town in Zhili, is also a confidant of the commander Lu Xiangsheng and is responsible for commanding the Tianxiong Army.
Henan-Luoyang Town Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Shaoyu.
Chen Yongfu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Kaifeng Town, Henan Province, is a sharp archer with the ability to pierce an enemy with a hundred steps.
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"General Wang, you are polite!"
"General Tiger, you are polite!"
"This must be the famous General Qin. He is indeed a talented young man with extraordinary valor. I'm so polite!"
"Don't dare to take it, don't take it!"
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Among the eight generals present, Qin Feng had the lowest official rank, but no one dared to look down upon him. They all bowed their fists in a very polite manner, and some even gave him a few compliments.
The reason is very simple. When generals get along, they should not only compare their official positions, but also their military exploits. Whoever has greater military exploits will be respected and speak tougher words!
Qin Feng is young, but he has made many military exploits, even the Jurchens were defeated by him, so he has won the respect of all the generals!
Of course, there are exceptions, and that is Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, who stared at Qin Feng with a pair of fierce eyes, obviously remembering the killing of his soldiers.
Qin Feng didn't care about this, returned a look full of murderous intent, and touched the handle of the Nilin knife at his waist.
If you go against me, I will kill you sooner or later!
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After a while, the soldiers at the back of the hall suddenly shouted in unison: "The supervisor has arrived...the supervisor has arrived!"
Immediately afterwards, two people walked out side by side from behind the screen in the lobby. One was Lu Xiangsheng, and the other was about fifty years old. He had a stooped build, a white face, a beardless face, a hooked nose, triangular eyes, and gloomy eyes... He was wearing a bright red side python robe with a waistband. Hang an ivory plaque unique to the palace ministers!
The ministers in the palace are eunuchs.
That's right, this is a eunuch named Gao Qiqian. He is the eunuch in charge of the royal palace. This time he came to supervise the army at the behest of Emperor Chongzhen.
After the founding of the country, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, in view of the lessons of the eunuchs of the previous dynasty who had harmed the country, issued many imperial edicts: "Ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and offenders will be killed." He engraved it on an iron tablet and erected it in the palace to warn subsequent kings!
Unfortunately, the effect was not great. Only a few decades later, during the reigns of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs began to openly interfere in political affairs. Even the iron monument left by Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly removed by the great eunuch Wang Zhen. .
After that, the situation of eunuchs interfering in politics became more and more intense, and powerful eunuchs such as Liu Jin and 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian became emperors. It became a common practice for eunuchs to supervise the army whenever there was a major war!
"See the Governor!"
"See Lord Supervisor!"
"No gifts!"
Lu and Gao sat down respectively, and then eight generals stood in two rows in the lobby according to their official positions, and saluted together with clasped fists.
Qin Feng had the lowest official position and stood at the very back. While he was saluting, he secretly looked at Gao Qiqian a few times and remembered something at the same time.
When he led people to intercept the smuggling caravan of the eight major Shanxi merchants, he seized three treasures: the reverse scale knife, the telescope, and a large box of atlases containing maps of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, as well as hundreds of Information about an important civil and military official, a duke or count, and an eunuch in the palace includes Gao Qiqian.
There is this comment on Gao Qiqian in the photo album he wrote: He claims to be proficient in military affairs, but in fact he is just a talker on paper. He is also narrow-minded, jealous and greedy for success, and as timid as a mouse. In fact, he is a villain who fails to achieve anything but fails to do anything!
With such a supervisor, Lu Xiangsheng may not have an easy life in the future!
In addition, sending such a despicable villain to take on the important task of supervising the army shows that Emperor Chongzhen has no knowledge of people!
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Next, everyone discussed the matter of starting a war with the Jurchens.
Eight troops gathered outside Yangqu City, with a total strength of more than 120,000. However, the two invading Jurchen armies only had 60,000 in total. The strength of both sides was two to one, and the Ming army had an absolute advantage.
The problem is that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is far behind that of the Jurchens. Let alone two to one, even four to one may not be able to defeat them.
How should we fight this battle?
If they are defeated, the emperor will convict him, which is no joke... Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian both frowned.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, stood up, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "I would like to inform you, Lord Supervisor and Lord Supervisor, that I will eventually have a plan that may be able to defeat the Jurchens."
"Oh, Mr. Jiang, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me quickly!"
"Nuo, in my opinion, the Jurchen soldiers came in two groups, led by the slave chiefs Dudu and Abatai respectively. If our army divides its troops to resist them in the same way, I'm afraid the chance of victory is not good.
Why not order a general to lead his troops to contain the slave chief Dudu tribe. At the same time, the supervisor and the army supervisor led the rest of the troops to attack the slave chief Abate tribe and use their superiority in military strength to defeat them. Annihilate them in one fell swoop, and then send out troops to attack the slave chief Dudu and annihilate them! "
"Concentrate your forces and defeat them one by one. It's a good idea. It's indeed a good idea!"
After listening to Jiang Xuan's plan, Lu Xiangsheng nodded in approval, but the sadness on his brows did not diminish at all.
Although the strategy is good, the premise is that there must be a general leading his troops to contain Du Du's tribe.
Du Du's department has 30,000 elite troops, and Du Du himself is also a battle-hardened and brave man. Carrying out such a containment mission is almost as easy as sending him away.
Death is no different.
Among the generals present, who has the courage to shoulder this important task?
Lu Xiangsheng glanced over, and all the generals who were caught lowered their heads, with fear on their faces. Only Qin Feng, standing at the back, held his head high and his expression unchanged.
At this time, Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, spoke again.
"Master Supervisor, Master Supervisor, the general will recommend one person, who can definitely take on the important task of containing them!"
"who is it?"
"Qin Feng, General Qin!"
"oh?"
"General Qin is resourceful, brave and good at fighting. In the previous battle of Gyeonggi, he led his troops to defeat the Jurchens many times. He will take on the important task of containing them. There will be no problem!"
Jiang Xuan said categorically, but she was very proud in her heart. Qin Feng had killed more than a hundred of his soldiers before, and he was so angry that he wanted to take his troops to settle the score.
But after thinking about it, the mighty Tianwei army was very powerful. If they were to fight head-on, I might not be able to match them. I would not be able to get revenge, and I would have to suffer a big loss. So I suppressed my anger and waited for the right opportunity to take revenge.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity came so quickly.
Putting Qin Feng in charge of restraining Du Du's department would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth and certain death. For him, it would be a borrowed knife to kill someone and applaud him!
The question is, will Supervisor Lu Xiangsheng adopt his own strategy?
