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Chapter 618 Governor, An Angel Has Arrived!
On the second floor of the official hall, which is connected to the south of Hongwadian Village on the west side of Shanhaiguan, Zhang Qianhu asked again: "I haven't seen this Mr. Liu, but I heard from the supervisor that the current situation in Liaodong is very difficult, and I really want to follow him." This Master Liu is planning and planning.

What kind of character is this Master Liu, does the old man know? "

Li Song looked away, and said slowly: "I only met him once. I heard that this person fought against Jiannu outside the pass for more than 20 years, and almost wiped out his entire army in the battle of Liaoyang in the year of Tianqi.

Although he broke through the siege of Jiannu, he still stayed in the Liaodong Army, always wanting to make a difference, but after several years, the situation still did not turn around, so he returned to the pass angrily.

Since then, he has been discouraged by the Liaodong military. Whenever he talked about Liao affairs with people in the capital, he couldn't help shedding tears. He also wrote to the imperial court many times, stating the strategy of saving Liaodong, but the imperial court did not adopt it.

There was nothing he could do about it, and later he lived in seclusion in the Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Xishan, where he explained the art of war. Quite enamored.

Since then, he has been invited to the mansion of the capital several times for in-depth talks. The commander-in-chief invited Mr. Liu to come to the army to praise military affairs several times, but he was always declined by this Mr. Liu on the grounds of annotating military books.

As the supervisor was going to march to relieve the siege of Jinzhou recently, he specially wrote a sincere letter to Master Liu, inviting him to come to Shanhaiguan to discuss the future war strategy against Jiannu.

Master Liu was willing to come here, he got up from Beijing a few days ago, and arrived in Yongping the day before yesterday, he heard that our supervisor remembered to leave Shanhaiguan, so he hurried here day and night. "

Only then did Zhang Qianhu suddenly realize: "Oh. No wonder the supervisor attaches so much importance to it and sent Mr. Li to greet him personally. I really wish I could see what kind of person this Mr. Liu is right now!"

While talking, there was a rush of horseshoes outside the official hall. Li Song hurriedly looked out the window, and at the same time said to Qianhu Zhang Zhongping: "Go and have a look. Is the guest here?"

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After Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, moved to Shanhaiguan from Yongping, he set up a governor's office in Ninghai City, which is near the sea outside Shanhaiguan.

Ninghai City is close to the east end of the Great Wall in Jizhen. It faces the sea on one side and leans on the Great Wall on the other. It is an important military fortress in the defense system of Shanhaiguan.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, set up his governor's office in Ninghai City because he thought Shanhaiguan was crowded. Army account.

Hong Chengchou's Supervision Battalion has 2000 cavalry, most of whom are stationed in Ninghai City, while nearly [-] infantry are stationed outside the city, and some infantry are stationed in the southern wing city, which is closer to Shanhaiguan.

But Hong Chengchou himself did not live in his Governor Xingyuan, but lived in Chenghai Tower.

Chenghai Building, also known as Zhisheng Building, is nearly five feet high, more than five feet wide, and four feet deep. The plaque of "Wanli" was inscribed by Sun Chengzong, a scholar.

The distance from Chenghai Tower to Ninghai City is only half a mile, and there is a stone city wall leading directly to the sea. This section is called "Old Dragon Head", and it is the starting point of the east side of the Great Wall in Jizhen.

In the past two months, Hong Chengchou wrote the book by himself, got up at dawn every day, and went to bed at midnight, but there were worries and depressions buried in his heart.

Whenever he thought of the military affairs in Liaodong, he would sigh with emotion, especially when he heard that the emperor was going to send Zhang Ruoqi, the military secretary, to his side as the supervisor of the army, which made his mind even heavier.

The imperial court had sent several calls to him, ordering him to quickly lead the troops to rescue the siege of Jinzhou. However, Hong Chengchou had gathered a large army at the beginning, so he could not go there immediately, and he had to make proper arrangements before he could go to the front line of Songshan.

Later, the main force of Zhang Cheng's troops in Xuanzhen Town and the army of Shenji Battalion of the capital had not yet arrived. It is inappropriate to march into Songshan to fight Jiannu at this time.

However, the Ministry of War is pressing more urgently, and the Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly issued orders to him to advance the army quickly, not to delay for a long time, so that the soldiers will be exhausted and embarrassed to fight.

In the early morning of this day, he first ordered Qianhu Zhang Zhongping to protect his confidant staff Li Song to go to Hongwadian to meet Liu Zizheng, and after he finished his breakfast, he called Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Chinese army under his command, and said to him: "These two copies The title has just been paid, and it will be sent out together with the message."

On the table next to him are the inscriptions written to Emperor Chongzhen and the military state of affairs speech delivered to the Ministry of War. In addition to his plans for the future war in Liaodong, the report has decided not to wait for Zhang Cheng and Shenjiying. .

On May [-]th, he will lead Wu Sangui, Yang Guozhu and other eight generals out of the customs first, and quickly go to Ningyuanwei to gather in order to try to break the siege of Jinzhou.

Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Chinese army, picked up the two official documents and saw that they had been sealed with lacquer and the word "Jimi" was inscribed on them, and the gate of the governor's office was sealed. He also took the family letter that Hong Chengchou had written, and then That is, exit and go.

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Hong Chengchou sat alone in the room, feeling heavy on his mind. With his hands behind his back, he read the poems on the wall upstairs.

Among the many poems inscribed on the wall by celebrities, his favorite is "Manjianghong" signed "The rest of the army and horses", and he couldn't help reciting in a low voice:
"Looking at the Liaohe River in the north, staring at it for a long time, my heart is about to break.

The battlefield is quiet, but hearing the sad geese, there are a few chirps.

During the 30 years of conquest, the tide came and went.

Ask the martyrs in the wilderness who have not returned their souls, by whom should they sacrifice?

Sealing borders is heavy, like a child's play.

In the court, disputes raged.

Sigh that Jin'ou is incomplete, and there is no allegiance.

After the most painful Nine Sides pass, the hero burst into tears.

If you chant poems generously and join the army, you will stop! "

Every time he recites this poem, he feels the same way, especially when he thinks about Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong economic strategy mentioned in the poem. , Success or failure is only in one thought!
Regrettably, since he was stationed in the Chenghai Building, he has also asked several well-informed staff and guests, and even asked the local gentry, but he didn't know who this "Yu Sheng of the Army and Horse" was.

He looked through the official documents for a while, and felt irritable again, so he went to the window and leaned against the railing, looking out into the sea. On the foundation.

He couldn't help looking at the Jiangnv's tomb isolated among the rocks in the distance, and the white sails that went east around the Jiangnv's tomb. Those were the fleets that transported military rations to Liaodong. They were full of white sails and headed northeast. go.

Hong Chengchou's gaze gradually retracted, and he saw a few gunboats on guard not far from Chenghai Building, bobbing up and down with the waves on the sea surface.

At this time, an aide came in and hurriedly said: "Minister, an angel has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)