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Chapter 44 Chongzhen Begins to Follow Me
In Governor Xuan's Xingyuan, after the generals and officials had eaten and drank enough, the banquet was over, and everyone left Xingyuan and returned to their respective stations.

Before parting, many people came forward to greet Zhang Cheng affectionately, expressing their appreciation or admiration.

Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, was even more affectionate, patting Zhang Cheng on the shoulder, comforting and encouraging him softly, chatting with Yang Guozhu, Zhang Yan and others, and then he left the camp and rode away in a hurry.

Zhang Cheng followed his uncle and Yang Guozhu out of the Governor's Xingyuan, the governor Lu Xiangsheng. Yang Guozhu, the commander in chief on the way, said to Zhang Cheng: "The good news is that Governor Lu has sent the capital on a flying horse. I think the Holy Spirit will come down soon. I'm afraid Brother Cheng He will become the youngest guerrilla in Xuanzhen."

After finishing speaking, he bid farewell to Zhang Yan, whipped the horse and left first.

His relative, Guo Yingxian, said to Zhang Cheng with great regret: "Unfortunately, the governor will not give you wine today, brother Cheng, let's fight him for three hundred cups another day."

As he was talking, he punched Zhang Cheng hard on the chest, laughed loudly, and rode his horse to follow Yang Guozhu.

Guerrilla Li Jianming and Wen Hui just said to Zhang Yan indifferently: "General Zhang, congratulations."

The two bid farewell to Zhang Yan, did not talk to Zhang Cheng, and led their respective guards to ride away.

Zhang Yan rode his horse slowly, and said to Zhang Cheng who was beside him: "This great victory has indeed made you famous in the three towns, but it also aroused the jealousy of the two guerrillas. I'm afraid you should be careful in the future."

Zhang Cheng looked at Li Jianming and Wen Hui who were gradually going away in front of him, and said to Zhang Yan: "How can life be as you wish? If you are afraid of the head and the tail, how can you survive in this troubled world?"

His words seemed to be asking Zhang Yan, but also more like asking himself.

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When Zhang Cheng returned to his camp, several guards were waiting for him, and everyone gathered around with great interest, asking the ministers about the celebration banquet repeatedly.

When everyone heard that Duchen Lu personally presented the watch letter to Zhang Cheng, they were all envious and very happy for Zhang Cheng. They also felt that their faces were equally glorious, and they were more determined to follow Zhang Cheng's belief.

Especially the fact that the chief soldiers of the two towns of Shanxi and Datong personally toasted to their masters. Their masters are so valued by all the soldiers, and everyone is very happy to see each other. There is light on the face.

Zhang Cheng called Zhang Guangda and said to him: "Guangda, the left post played well this time, he was brave and tenacious, and gained a lot, but the damage in the post was not small, I plan to let Liu Quan's A team return to Xuanzhen temporarily. "

Zhang Guangda looked at Zhang Cheng and said, "I heard from the master that only He Shihui insisted on staying."

Zhang Cheng said firmly: "Anyone who is injured in this battle must be sent back to Xuan Town, but those who do not follow orders will be dealt with by military law."

Wu Zhizhong next to him stared and shouted loudly: "I won't go, it won't hurt if I go."

Hu Dake looked at him like that, and said with a smile: "Haha, old Wu, go back to Xuan Town and prepare a celebration meal for me."

Zhang Cheng looked at Wu Zhizhong who was full of anger, and saw a new scar on the right side of his face, still bloodshot, and said to him with a smile: "You are not hurt, you are disfigured."

"Hey, I'm not afraid of being disfigured, my son is running all over the place." Wu Zhizhong said with a big grin.

"These few days, let the brothers rest and recuperate, don't close the sentry at night, and don't go too far away." Zhang Cheng ordered in a deep voice, then turned his head and said to Zhang Guangda: "Let's go, let's go and see the wounded soldiers. "

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In the camp, He Shihui was lying there, struggling to get up, Zhang Cheng hurriedly grabbed him, and said, "Shihui, I want you to go back to Xuan Town, not to ask you to go home to recuperate, but to entrust you with important matters."

"Boss, it's what you ordered. I'm just thinking about this little injury, and it will be fine in a moment. How can you tell me to go back." He Shihui said with a smile.

Zhang Cheng looked at him and said, "I want to transport the supplies captured in this campaign and transport them back to Xuan Town with the wounded and refugees. The world is chaotic, the road is not quiet, and Liu Quan is seriously injured. Only you can lead the team so that I can rest assured." .”

He Shihui's lips moved. Before he could speak, Zhang Cheng's voice sounded again: "Get ready, let's go after lunch tomorrow."

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The next morning, Emperor Chongzhen sent eunuchs to send 3 taels of silver to the governor Lu Xiangsheng to reward the army of King Qin of the Three Towns, and another 1 taels were rewarded to him personally.

Governor Lu Xiangsheng sent Chen An to directly send 3000 taels of silver to Zhang Cheng, which was regarded as a reward for his great victory in Mafang. Of course, this was only a reward from Lu Xiangsheng, not a reward from the court.

Zhang Cheng seized more than 200 taels of silver in Mafang. In addition to the 3000 taels of silver rewarded by the governor this time, he only left a fraction of more than 200 taels.

The remaining 6000 taels of silver, more than 200 taels of gold, and ten carts full of supplies, all of which were captured Tartar armor and military equipment, cloth and satin, rice flour, grain, fodder, etc. Return to Xuan Town with the refugees.

The bones of the fallen soldiers have been buried, and their ashes are contained in black jars, and the outer wraps are neatly stacked on the carts, and some severely wounded people with limited mobility are lying on several carts.

Zhang Cheng told He Shihui: "On the way, you must pay attention to the sentry, and don't be careless. In recent years, the Tartars have repeatedly invaded the country, the people have been separated, and many of them follow the bandits. Although you have a lot of people, your combat power is limited. If you are in danger, you can make a decision on the fly and fight quickly, the money is especially important, and the support of the soldiers depends on it."

After a pause, he continued, "I asked him to choose 120 strong men for that stone pillar. They all look good. You can practice them on the way and use them when necessary."

After finishing speaking, he handed He Shihui a customs clearance document issued by Duchen Lu. Now that the Tartars are raging, all the passes have been closed. Only the army of King Jingqin can pass the customs with the document of dispatching troops. Ordinary people are tens of millions It was impossible to pass through, so Zhang Cheng took the risk to ask Duchen Lu to invite this customs clearance document.

There is also a letter written by Zhang Cheng to his aunt. According to Zhang Cheng's intention, these wounded soldiers and refugees were first resettled in a farm in the south of Xuanfu Town. Relief with work, first resettle these refugees.

Zhang Cheng stood at the gate of the camp and watched them leave, while Zhang Guangda was ordered to lead the left sentry to escort them out of Juyongguan.

More than a thousand people lined up a long line, and those refugees, stepping on the remnant snow and facing the cold wind in late autumn, walked towards their hope of life.

When they walked out of the gate of the camp, they all knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Cheng and the others to show their gratitude. Shi Zhuzi even chanted and walked in front. 120 strong men, wearing some broken armor, held swords and spears, proceed in an orderly manner.

"One...two...one...one..."

The sound of the loud chant gradually faded away, Zhang Cheng looked at their chaotic footsteps, shook his head and smiled.

It turned out that the stone pillar was grinding Zhang Cheng to teach him how to drill the team. Zhang Cheng also taught him the "one two one" of the modern square team and drumming on a whim, but they made right and wrong and laughed a lot.

Only the stone pillars are never tired of it, and they will shout "one two one" when they walk.

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In the afternoon of the same day, Emperor Chongzhen rewarded the governor Lu Xiangsheng with [-] horses, [-] horses and [-] iron whips.

Lu Xiangsheng was very excited and grateful in his heart, and every time he received a reward, he immediately expressed his thanks.

He thought that Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian were the only ones advocating peace talks in the court, and the emperor was just bewitched by them for a while, but now his attitude was firm again, and he even secretly blamed himself for misunderstanding the emperor's mind.

He distributed the 3 taels of silver rewarded by the emperor, including the 1 taels of silver rewarded to himself, to the soldiers of King Qin, but he only left one tael or five taels of silver, and called a silversmith to make one for him. A wine glass to keep as a souvenir.

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In fact, after he called on the platform, Emperor Chongzhen was also full of contradictions in his heart. Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's resolutely leading the battle, he also had the heart to wait for the soldiers from all walks of life to gather and fight a decisive battle with the Qing soldiers outside the city.

However, this idea of ​​his is always vacillating, thinking over and over again, and it is difficult to make a decision.

He summoned the cabinet minister Yang Sichang and the director general Jun Gao Qiqian in the Qianqing Palace, telling them not to fight in vain, but they all opposed a decisive battle with the Qing army with one voice.

They all agreed that if they put all their eggs in one basket and easily fought a decisive battle with Jiannu, once they were defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of October, he had just rewarded Lu Xiangsheng with silver, imperial horses, horses for the imperial servants, iron whips and other things for the army of King Qin of the three towns.

Feeling physically and mentally exhausted, exhausted and sleepy, Cao Huachun, the admiral of the East Factory, came to the Nuan Pavilion and reported in a soft voice: "My lord, the good news of Lu Xiangsheng in Changping."

The Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel refreshed, and hurriedly took the Jiewen and read it carefully. The Jiewen said: Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanzhen, heard that Zhang Cheng, the cavalry commander of the general army of Xuanzhen, won 140 three heads of slaves. What's more important is that there are still [-] captive Jiannu students, and the Jiannu are assigned to carry one flag on the back of Pashiku, and Zhuangda carries four flags on their backs.

After reading the Jie text, he suddenly had a question in his heart: "Zhang Cheng? Or a thousand households? Killed 140 three heads of slaves? And captured [-] slaves?"

There are a lot of questions in his mind!
Although, in the past, the soldiers of the Beijing camp also reported some military exploits, but they were nothing more than beheading a few ranks of military exploits. At first, he took it seriously, but then he gradually felt that it was boring.

But today is different. Not only is the number amazing, but there are more than [-] prisoners. The most important thing is that those who killed the slaves in this battle will be rewarded with Shiku.

Chongzhen asked Cao Huachun, "Have you read the Jiewen from Changping?"

"Going back to the emperor, this old slave has seen that the soldiers in Xuanzhen are still commendable for their loyalty and bravery, and they are dedicated to the king's affairs." Cao Huachun replied carefully.

Chongzhen held the Zhang Jiewen in his hand, read it again, and asked: "Who is Zhang Zhang Cheng, can you understand?"

Cao Huachun had been prepared for a long time, and replied cautiously: "My lord, as far as I know, Zhang Cheng is the nephew of Xuanzhen general Zhang Yan, who should be in his early twenties. There are more than a hundred slaves, bravery is commendable, and loyalty is comforting."

"Pay more attention to Zhang Cheng." Emperor Chongzhen said something inexplicably, then there was no further movement, and Cao Huachun retreated knowingly.

The emperor summoned the little inner supervisor by his side to study ink, and immediately wrote an imperial edict, ordering the Ministry of War to send personnel to verify the military achievements of Xuanzhen.

(End of this chapter)