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Chapter 125 Calling the King's General Brigade to Help Yun Town
In the Forbidden City, Beijing, in the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

Although Yang Sichang didn't suggest dispatching Lu Xiangsheng to help Yunzhong, he had other ideas.

He bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then Fang began to play again: "Under Lu Shangshu's command, there is also Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, who is also considered brave in battle. He was the one who took the initiative to invite Ying to lead the army in Gaoyang's great victory. The whole army charged forward bravely, achieved the victory in the first battle, and gained the most harvest;
If Wang Zongbing is dispatched to lead his troops to aid Taiyuan, it is sure to be safe, to relieve Taiyuan's crisis and eliminate the panic of the people. "

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nodded slowly when he heard the words, but he had another level of worry, and asked Yang Sichang: "Lu Xiangsheng now leads an army of less than [-] officers and soldiers. If Wang Zongbing is sent to Yunzhen, what will happen to his subordinates?" I'm afraid there will be insufficient troops, and it will be difficult to resist the Tartars."

Since Lu Xiangsheng joined the King of Weiqin, although he disagreed with the cabinet minister Yang Sichang and the supervisor Gao Qiqian because of his views on the main battle, the two of them repeatedly hindered, and even falsely accused Lu Xiangsheng in front of the emperor many times.

But after all, Lu Xiangsheng had won successive victories. He was the most prosperous against the captive cavalry and had the most harvest. Now his weight in Emperor Chongzhen's heart is gradually increasing, and he has a faint momentum of catching up with Yang Sichang.

In the previous Gaoyang victory, even though there was a high-level and hidden trap, Chongzhen also believed it to be true, and the achievement of winning more than a thousand slave heads was a real deal.

Although Chongzhen had some opinions on Lu Xiangsheng because of Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, he still believed in Lu Xiangsheng's fighting spirit and combat power. Make new achievements.

Yang Sichang was already prepared, and he smiled back and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about it. Lu Shangshu's powerful generals are like a cloud. Yang Zhen and Hu Zhen are all powerful generals in the world, and Zhang Cheng, who is brave enough to win the three armies, is here." , with such a fierce general by Lu Shangshu's side, the elite main force of his troops will not be lost, and he will not be weak against the slaves, the emperor can rest assured."

The mention of Zhang Cheng brought a smile to Emperor Chongzhen's face.

Since the Qing soldiers entered the bandits and Zhang Cheng joined King Lu Xiangshengqin to defend Gyeonggi, his troops won successive battles and made great achievements many times. Zhang Cheng alone captured nearly a thousand slave heads.

Such military achievements, since the middle of Ming Dynasty, perhaps only a few elite commanders such as Qi Shaobao can be compared with Zhang Cheng.

Emperor Chongzhen was even thinking about how he should reward Zhang Cheng after driving away the Eastern captives. Of course, Zhang Cheng is now so young and has such military achievements. How should he be rewarded? Emperor Chongzhen himself Also a headache.

"Moreover."

Yang Sichang on the side continued: "At this moment, the Gao Supervisor Army has also led tens of thousands of Guanning troops all the way south. Elder Liu Ge and Governor Chen also led more than [-] elite soldiers to the south. By then, there will be tens of thousands of me in Zhending Mansion. Elite, in terms of military strength, they can be called superior, and they should be worry-free."

Hearing what Yang Sichang said, Emperor Chongzhen also felt relieved. Moreover, in his opinion, what Yang Sichang said was more serious, and it was indeed Lao Cheng's words to seek the country, and all aspects of problems were considered.

Soon, two imperial decrees were issued from the capital, one to Lu Xiangsheng and the other to Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town.

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Under the city of Dingzhou, although Huang Tingzhi, the magistrate of the prefecture, begged to stay, but because of the repeated urging of the Ministry of War, Lu Xiangsheng only rested for three days, and then led his troops to set up camp and head straight for Zhendingfu City.

Zhizhou Huang Tingzhi sent Lu Xiangsheng's troops away with tears in his eyes, then hurried back to Dingzhou City, ordered all the city gates to be blocked again, and arranged soldiers and social soldiers to take turns to guard the city in case the Qing army came to attack again.

Thinking that there is a large amount of food and grass in the army, Lu Xiangsheng and other generals have experienced painful starvation. They know that it is not easy to prepare food and grass in these years of chaos. With money in hand, there is no place to buy it. The food and grass they carry is the lifeline of this army.

Therefore, no matter how urgent the report from the Ministry of War was, Lu Xiangsheng followed the advice of Zhang Cheng and other generals. The battalion and the army only set out after dawn, and the camp must be set up before dark.

The closer they were to Zhending, the more frequent the activities of the slaves. The sentinel sent out at Yebushuo often encountered the enemy, and their losses increased day by day.

On this day, the army had crossed the Ci River in the south of Xinle County and entered the territory of Zhending Mansion. They camped in a market town called Xinpu [-] miles north of Zhending Mansion. They were preparing to march after dawn tomorrow, just before entering Zhending City. .

This place seems to have just been ransacked by the Qing army, thick smoke billows from the shops, and there are still bloodstains on some of the remnants of the walls. Whether it is the shops on the street or the houses in the alleys, they are all empty and messy.

The army took this new shop as the camp of the Chinese army, surrounded it, and set up a tent. Because this place is quite close to Zhending, a double-layered wooden wall was specially set up, with two layers inside and outside, and the middle was filled with residual bricks and tiles , appearing very thick.

After camping, Lu Xiangsheng, accompanied by Yang Tinglin, patrolled the camp together. While patrolling the camp, the two of them discussed the latest movements of the Qing army.

At this moment, I saw a soldier of Lu Xiangsheng rushing to report to Lu Xiangsheng that there was an imperial decree, and he was waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to receive the decree in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin hurried back to the tent of the Chinese army, and the eunuch who came to deliver the order was already waiting.

In addition to commending Lu Xiangsheng and others for their achievements in fighting against the cavalry, the imperial decree from the capital once again urged Lu Xiangsheng to rush to Zhending as soon as possible.

These were already in Lu Xiangsheng's expectation. What was beyond his expectation was that the main content of the imperial decree was actually later. It mentioned that the captive cavalry attacked Shanxi, and the military situation was extremely urgent. Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of the town, led his army to return to Shanxi immediately to relieve the crisis in Taiyuan.

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned at the time, although he felt a little resentful, he still accepted the order.

After receiving the imperial decree, he wrote a thank-you form. Because the eunuch who passed the decree did not want to stay in the camp, he sent a team of personal guards to escort the eunuch who passed the decree to Dingzhou and then back.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Xiangsheng sat slumped on a chair, his hand holding the imperial decree was a little weak, and he said with a blank look: "Donglu just shot a feint and sent some rangers to harass Longgu Erguan. The purpose is to lure my army back to help,
In the court hall, the princes of Gungun are all the people who sit on the table and talk about Taoism, but he, Yang Sichang, claims to know soldiers, how can he not see through such plots of slaves? "

Yang Tinglin also said indignantly: "It must be Yang Sichang who exaggerated his side and encouraged the emperor to divide his troops."

When Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin were discussing this matter in the tent, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, asked to see him outside the tent, and Lu Xiangsheng sent his own soldiers to pass him in.

(End of this chapter)