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Chapter 126 Lu Xiangsheng Camps at the Hutuo River
Thirty miles north of Zhending Prefecture, there is Xinpu, where Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan army camped.

At dusk, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, came to Lu Xiangsheng outside the tent of the Chinese army and asked to be seen.

It turned out that Wang Pu had also received the imperial decree. In addition to the imperial decree, there was also a call for troops from the Ministry of War.

When he first received the imperial decree and call for troop deployment, Wang Pu's expression was very strange. In the past few days, he accompanied Lu Xiang in the army, especially under Gaoyang City. He took the lead in attacking the captive cavalry, which greatly inspired his courage.

Originally he was still very afraid of the Qing army, but at this time he was somewhat unwilling to leave Lu Xiangsheng and the Xuanda generals who had fought together for more than a month, but he could not disobey the imperial decree and the order of the Ministry of War.

What's more, to be able to lead the troops back to Shanxi at this time, all the generals under his command are also very willing to break away from contact with most of the slaves and thieves, and avoid the threat of fighting for their lives on the battlefield. Who would not be willing?

After some thinking, he finally made a decision, and rushed to Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese military tent to bow down and say goodbye to Lu Xiangsheng.
In Lu Xiangsheng's large tent, he choked up and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The governor, there is an imperial decree from the emperor and the call for troops from the Ministry of War, so the general will have to obey orders, but it is a pity that he can't serve in front of the saddle and behind the horse, and follow the governor to kill the slaves. "

Tears also appeared in Lu Xiangsheng's eyes, he personally supported Wang Pu, and said to him gently: "There is no need for Wang Zongbing to do this, you will serve the country in the same way when you return to Aid Yun Town, you don't have to be under Ben Dumo. "

He looked at Wang Pu quietly, and then told him gently: "No matter where the general Wang is, he must always remember the principle of serving the country with loyalty and righteousness."

Wang Pu was also a little excited, and he choked up and said: "The governor's teachings, I will remember everything in the end."

Lu Xiangsheng immediately sent an order to summon all the generals to come to the big tent of the Chinese army to gather together, and it was supposed to be to see Wang Pu off.

Although the place where they camped was not far from Zhending, and the bandit group was nearby, today's incident was special, Lu Xiangsheng also made an exception, and allowed the generals to drink, but they were not allowed to drink too much.

At the banquet, Wang Pu was the protagonist of the banquet. No matter how much they looked down on Wang Pu, a dude who spent money to buy official positions and military positions, but fighting side by side these days, especially after the next war in Gaoyang City, it is more or less worthless. There has been some camaraderie.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei toasted to Wang Pu one after another, Wang Pu also had an expression of reluctance, as farewell was imminent, everyone was generally reluctant to part.

Wang Pu also deliberately came to Zhang Cheng's case a few days ago. He approached Zhang Cheng, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a sigh: "It's a pity that I can no longer kill slaves with General Zhang. After this battle, if little General Zhang If you visit Datong in the future, you will be greeted like a brother.”

Zhang Cheng also solemnly had a drink with Wang Pu, and then made another toast, and the two saluted as farewell.

No matter how unbearable Wang Pu was in history, at least in this battle of King Qin, his performance was orderly and well-deserved, which deserves my respect.

However, everyone in the tent only said that Shanxi was in danger, and the Ministry of War transferred Wang Pu back to help Yunzhen. This matter was reasonable, but only Zhang Cheng knew it in his heart.

Yang Sichang is indeed very capable in politics and military affairs, but he is short-sighted, narrow-minded, and has a strong desire for revenge.

In fact, between him and Lu Xiangsheng, there is only a slight difference in political views, so they are so deliberate, disregarding the overall situation of the court because of their personal feelings?

What a pity!
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On the second day, in the early morning, all the generals set up their camps one after another.

However, the soldiers of Datong Town followed the commander-in-chief Wang Pu to the north, crossed the Ci River, and rushed to Maguan.

As soon as he left, Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan army lost more than [-] troops. After Gao Yang's victory, the originally high morale was inevitably affected.

Lu Xiangsheng has nearly 2000 soldiers in the Supervision Battalion. In addition, there are Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, and Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Shanxi Town, each with more than [-] soldiers. Yan and guerrilla Zhang Cheng had more than [-] troops, with a total strength of about [-].

Seeing that the morale of the army was a little bit low, Lu Xiangsheng summoned all the generals before the army set off, and said loudly in front of the battle: "Gaoyang is a great victory, the capital is invigorated, and the emperor's imperial decree has repeatedly encouraged, and the morale of the soldiers of all battalions is also high.

Now that the slaves and thieves are plundering south, most of them are gathered in Zhending. Our army should take advantage of this vigor and march into Zhending to relieve the suffering of the people there. "

In front of the army formation, the iron armor was clanging, and all the generals stood up and shouted: "I wish to follow the governor's pommel horse back and forth, kill slaves and serve the country, and make new achievements."

After the victory in the Battle of Gaoyang, the soldiers of Lu Xiangsheng's three towns under Xuanda's command showed almost no fear of the Qing army, and the morale of the army rose to a peak.

Lu Xiangsheng was also very satisfied with the performance of the generals under his command, and said loudly: "The Battle of Gaoyang is the nature of being a real slave and thief, as long as we use our lives in front of the battle and kill the slaves bravely, you and the other leaders will be able to fight against the enemy." It is our military merit.

All generals, leave your name in history, on that day, I hope you will work hard! "

All the generals shouted in unison: "Slay slaves and serve the country, on that day! Kill slaves and serve the country..."

Zhang Cheng also shouted along with the generals. Encouraged by Gaoyang's great victory, more and more Ming troops dared to go out of the city to fight against the Eastern captives.

This time the Qing soldiers entered the bandits, which was much more difficult than in the original history.

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In the 11th year of Chongzhen, on November 26th, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other generals finally led the army to the city of Zhending.

Zhending Mansion, located in the same city as Zhending County, is now Zhengding County, Hebei Province. It was also called Changshan in ancient times. Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, the famous generals of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, were born here.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Northern Sanxiong Town" together with Beijing and Baoding.

For thousands of years, Zhending Mansion has always been the richest and most prosperous city in southern Jinan. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Huahua Zhending Mansion, Splendid Taiyuan City".

It originates from Zhending Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion, and is connected by Jingxingkou. It is not only geographically located on an east-west parallel line, but also the starting point and end point of the avenue between Shanxi and Hebei in the middle and south.

Not far from the South Gate of Zhending Prefecture, there is the Hutuo River flowing from west to east. The land in the territory is fertile and the transportation is convenient. It can be called a famous city through the ages.

Zhang Cheng, Lu Xiangsheng and others set up camp by the Hutuo River in the south of Zhending Prefecture. In order to facilitate water collection, the army set up a village along the river, densely covered with flags, and along the banks of the Hutuo River, there is a stretch of land that cannot be seen at a glance. Pieces of tents rose from the ground.

During this journey, although they met many sentry cavalry from the Qing army, they were afraid of the prestige of this army, and the Qing army sentry cavalry from each team just watched from a distance, and did not dare to get too close.

So along the way, although there were some small groups of contact battles from time to time, the overall march was still smooth.

(End of this chapter)