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Chapter 653 Congratulations to Daming!

In the process of arranging the seats, because Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao were the new reinforcements, although Zhang Cheng only got the title of the reinforcements when he went to Henan to suppress the bandits, he was also the commander.

What's more, among the general soldiers who came to aid Liaodong, he was the only one who had ever entered the palace to meet the current emperor. This was a treatment that even Yang Guozhu, who had the seal of General Zhenshuo, and Chen Jiugao, the general soldier of the Shenji Battalion, did not have the treatment.

Besides, Zhang Cheng was the most important reinforcement brought by the generals, especially the hundreds of carriages and chariots, which were mistaken for the Shenji Battalion's artillery at the beginning.

When they learned that it was Xuanbei Army's own car camp, they were all shocked. They couldn't figure out why Zhang Cheng had such a large car camp since he had only been out of town for more than two years.

This is a strength that even Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, did not have. Of course, in the end, he blamed all this on the favor of the current emperor, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen was deployed from the Shenji Camp to the Xuanbei Army. of.

They will never understand, nor can they figure it out, that Zhang Cheng would not drink the blood of the soldiers, and would not try his best to gather money at home.

What are you drawing?

In their thinking, it is enough to support hundreds, at most a thousand or so family members and relatives, and when it is time to go to war, they will recruit some troops, or directly capture thousands of people to serve as battalions.

The rest of the time and energy are used by them to fight for power and profit, and other than that, they are endlessly drinking blood, holding money, and occupying land.

As for the future of Daming?

So what if the thieves are too powerful to control?

The Tartars are rampant and have become an irreversible trend. They have faintly threatened the life and death of the Ming Empire, so what do they have to do with them?

Zhang Ruoqi, the supervising army, invited Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao to sit with him and Hong Chengchou without hesitation, and Hong Chengchou didn't want to make Zhang Ruoqi lose face.

But Zhang Cheng tried his best to retreat modestly. His meaning is obvious. After all, he is still the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen. If he sat in the upper seat, he would ask the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu to sit in the lower seat. There are many disagreements.

Zhang Ruoqi had already spoken, it was related to his official reputation, he insisted that today's banquet was set up to welcome the Xuanbei Army and the Shenji Battalion, and he, Zhang Cheng, would be the chief.

In the end, he still couldn't insist on Zhang Cheng, so he invited Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, to be the chief.

In this way, Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, and Chen Jiugao, the three chief military officers, sat at the same table with Governor Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, Governor of the Army, and Qiu Minyang, Governor. Zhang Dou of the Military Constitution, Yao Gong, Deputy Envoy of the Procuratorate, and other officials also accompanied them at the table.

Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, was accompanied by Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Central Army of the Supervising Biao Battalion, and sat with the other major soldiers who joined the aid, as well as the general soldiers from Liaodong.

Under the command of the generals, generals and generals, guerrillas and guerrillas, they all sat down at tables in the hall one after another. The rest of the guards and others were led to the side rooms on both sides to entertain them separately. Some people also arranged to carry wine and meat to eat.

Hong Chengchou is still as gentle and elegant as ever, his every move has an indescribably graceful demeanor, the big red python suit on his body, and the three-layered long beard are all meticulously groomed.

Perhaps because of the war in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou was worried and worried. Compared with the day when Zhang Cheng first met him on the day when Chongzhen was rewarded by the imperial court in 12 years, Hong Chengchou's face was thinner, but now it looks like Hong Chengchou is more deep and restrained. full of stories.

After the town officials sat down, Hong Chengchou stood up holding his wine glass. He first greeted the supervisor Zhang Ruoqi with a smile, then smiled and nodded to Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao who came to help from afar, especially he paused for a long time on Zhang Cheng.

Hong Chengchou then said to the officials and generals in official dialect with a slight Fujian accent: "The battle situation in Liaodong, the Holy One is very worried, and he is only cautious at night. As the saying goes, the king is worried about the country's danger, and the king is worried about the death of his ministers. How dare you not be a minister? ?
Today, the Holy Grace is vast, and the masters of the kings are gathered in Liaodong. There are generals from Xuanda and Jizhen who came to aid, and there are also loyal and brave generals from Liaozhen here. , the slaves are not afraid?
Gentlemen, please drink this cup to the brim, and congratulate me, and congratulate all the officers and men! "

His words were so passionate that everyone in the hall felt warm in their hearts and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to the Great Ming, congratulations to all the generals!"

Everyone raised their glasses together, drank it all in one gulp, and laughed loudly.

After Hong Chengchou sat down again, he proposed to ask Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor, to say a few words to cheer up the generals and improve the morale of the army.

As a supervising army appointed by the imperial court, Zhang Ruoqi has the ability to listen to the heavens, and he also masters the transportation of grain and fodder, checks of merits, and the responsibility of supervising the bravery of the troops. He is really powerful and powerful.

He just showed a little humility, stood up with a smile, and said loudly: "My position is deeply entrusted by the emperor, and I will definitely live up to the grace of the emperor. The food and fodder needed for the war must be delivered to the place, so that the frontline soldiers will not be short of food and clothing.

All the armies are brave and work together to defeat the enemy and win the victory. They must also verify their military achievements in their own duties, so that the brave soldiers will not be disappointed.

Of course, if someone dares to fear the enemy, retreat without authorization, and does not do his best to kill slaves for the country, he will definitely report the truth to the court and punish him according to the law, regardless of his feelings.

In a word, everything we do today is for the victory of Liaodong! "

Although Zhang Ruoqi's words were spoken very kindly, they left a deep impression on everyone present. There was a sense of serenity implied in the peaceful words, and all the generals could already hear it. Don't offend the military supervisor who is in charge of the performance appraisal.

Zhang Ruolin twitched his unruly beard, looked at the expressions of the generals on the tables, he highly appreciated the performance of the generals in the hall, and nodded with a smile from time to time.

Just when the generals were thinking about how to curry favor with him in the future, he opened his mouth and continued: "Today, tens of thousands of royal masters gathered in Liaodong. Their morale is high and their morale is available. I believe that we should take advantage of this vigor to attack the slaves directly and use the tripod Determine the victory of the Liaodong War!

Only in this way can we live up to the expectations of the public, and live up to the emperor's grace and the earnest entrustment of the princes. "

After Zhang Ruoqi finished speaking, the expressions of all the officers and generals present in Liaodong, and even Xie Sixin, Li Song, the governor Hong Chengchou's cronies and staff all changed, but Hong Chengchou remained unmoved. He was still sitting on the chair with a smile on his face, A pair of calm look.

After Hong Chengchou saw that Zhang Ruoqi had already spoken, and drank a glass of wine with everyone, he said to Zhang Cheng with a smile: "Today's feast, will Zhang Zongbing also say a few words to strengthen the morale of our army?"

Zhang Cheng chuckled and said modestly in a low voice: "Governor Hong and Director Zhang are the backbone of our generals, let alone Yang Zhenshuai and Chen Zongbing at the table, how could it be the last general to come out and make a fool of himself? Zhang Cheng It's better to listen attentively."

No matter how everyone persuaded him, Zhang Cheng always insisted not to speak on stage.

(End of this chapter)