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Chapter 656
It turns out that even Jiannu has the custom of celebrating the new year. Wu Sangui has been in Liaodong for a long time, so he is naturally familiar with it, so he summoned more than [-] cattle, mule and donkey carts on the second and third days of the first lunar month. There are more than [-] stones of grain, rice and noodles.

At noon on the seventh day of the first lunar month, he successfully escaped Jiannu's surveillance, successfully transported the grain to Jinzhou City, and led the army back to Ningyuan safely to report to Governor Hong Chengchou.

Therefore, he was highly praised by Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong.

But everyone believed that Wu Sangui was willing to take the risk of going to Jinzhou to supervise the transportation of grain, which showed that he was far more courageous than all the generals, and he was honest in his work and loyal to the sun.

Coupled with the full support of his father Wu Xiang and uncle Zu Dashou, what's more, Wu Sangui himself is very good at being a man. It is also well received in the capital.

This may be the strength of the Liaodong generals, or it may be the strength of the "Liao Pay" interest group. At least in Zhang Cheng's eyes, the "Liao Pay" of 600 million taels per year is by no means that simple. There must be an extremely large interest group behind it.

And Wu Sangui is more good at clinging, Gao Qiqian was the director of the Liaodong Army in the past, Wu Sangui recognized him as a foster father at that time, and got a lot of help from him.

Later, when Fang Yizao became the governor of Liaodong, Wu Sangui immediately "worshiped him" and became a student of Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong.

But being Fang Yizao's student is not enough, Wu Sangui even "formed an alliance with Fang Guangchen" Fang Yizao's son. It can be seen that Wu Sangui is not only brave and good at fighting, but also inherited the high-level social skills of his father Wu Xiang.

After Hong Chengchou became the governor of Jiliao, Wu Sangui repeated his old tricks again, successfully worshiped Hong Chengchou's disciples, and became the governor's protégé again.

At the same time, in order to quickly enter Hong Chengchou's inner circle, he tried his best to curry favor with Hong Chengchou's most trusted aide, Xie Sixin, instead of becoming a close friend, so Wu Sangui also completely integrated into Hong Chengchou's inner circle.

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Zhang Cheng looked sideways at Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, his reliance on Wu Sangui was very obvious in his expression.

In contrast, Liu Zhaoji, who also came from a Liaodong general, is a bit embarrassing as the Liaodong general. No matter in terms of background or prestige, he cannot compare with Wu Sangui at this moment.

In fact, in order to further rectify the military affairs of Liaodong, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was already considering replacing Liu Zhaoji with Wu Sangui as the Liaodong general.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help laughing, he stepped forward, and said enthusiastically to Wu Sangui: "Brother Elder Brother, a leader in Liaodong, with twenty cavalry in front of [-] slaves, he can still escape completely.

Last year, he made outstanding military exploits. He won consecutive battles and forced the slaves to move their camps and retreat. Zhang Cheng really admired him, especially the ingenious strategy of transporting grain to Jinzhou. .

Zhang Cheng should respect Wu Shuai for this glass of wine.Respect me Liaodong soldiers! "

Wu Sangui was also utterly ignorant, he drank three drinks with Zhang Cheng boldly, but Zhang Cheng always felt that Wu Sangui seemed to be slightly jealous towards him.

Perhaps it was because of his background as a descendant of a general family and his countless network resources, but today he seemed to be robbed of the limelight by his younger self, and a little jealous suddenly arose in his heart.

But this kind of psychology has always been extremely subtle, and ordinary people really can't feel it!

After Wu Sangui and Zhang Cheng had a drink, the generals from the two towns of Jiliao rushed forward and toasted Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao one after another, making the originally elegant table become noisy.

Zhang Cheng was originally a huge quantity, but he never refused to come, one bowl after another, and everyone exclaimed again and again that he was heroic and mighty.

After drinking for a while, Zhang Cheng suddenly saw Fu Yingchong, Tang Tong, and Wang Pu gathered together again. They were each holding a cigarette, puffing and puffing, talking about some private things, and from time to time there was a burst of obscenity. Loud laugh.

He was busy looking for his own general Lin Fangping, saw him looking at him from the corner table, hurriedly waved his hand to call him over, whispered a few words in Lin Fangping's ear, and then had a drink with the other generals .

Regarding the generals who took the seat today, Zhang Cheng almost collected some information on all the military ranks above the rank of deputy general and commander in chief. Know something, especially the situation of the generals in Liao Town.

Because Liaodong Town is different from other border towns, since the defeat in the Battle of Guangning, Liaoyang, Shenyang, and Guangning have all been lost, and only the Liaoxi Corridor is still under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Long before Wanli, the Ming Dynasty had a vast land in Liaodong. Although it was bitterly cold and not as conducive to farming as in the Central Plains, it could still grow its own food to meet the basic rations of the population.

But now there is only a long and narrow strip of the Liaoxi Corridor left. The limited arable land is not only difficult to support Liaodong generals, but it is also occupied by these military leaders, and the output is all privately owned.

The military households in the various castles became tenants under the names of the generals, even slaves. They all depended on their masters to support them, and they were naturally loyal to their own masters. This is one of the reasons why the Liao army was more powerful in defending the land.

Of course, although their combat power is slightly superior, they only obey the orders of their own generals, and outsiders cannot call commands at all. This is also the reason why the Liaodong Generals' Army was formed.

Since then, all the general soldiers who have come to toast to Zhang Cheng, such as Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhen, Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, Wang Tingchen, the former general soldier of the Tunwei, etc., who were captured by the Tartars in Chongzhen 11 years At that time, he had a relationship with Zhang Cheng on several occasions, and they also fought together in Jibei.

Moreover, when Cao Bianjiao became the commander-in-chief of Lintao, Zuo Guangxian was the commander-in-chief of Guyuan and followed Shaanxi governor Sun Chuanting to defend Gyeonggi. He also killed the Tartars side by side with Zhang Cheng and other Xuanda generals.

It's just that Zhang Cheng's soldiers were few and weak at that time, and he was not conspicuous at the time when the generals gathered. It was not until he intercepted and killed Ma Dan and Yuetuo later that his statement gradually became known to everyone.

But after the imperial court awarded the rewards, all the generals returned to their respective towns, and there was no chance to see each other again. Today, it is rare to get together again, and of course they want to toast a few bowls of wine to this rising star, Brother Zhang.

Don't look at everyone's superficial admiration for Zhang Cheng now, if you don't come up to toast a bowl of wine, Yu is not enough to express your enthusiasm.

But Zhang Cheng has always understood the mentality of these warriors, nothing more than the supremacy of strength, whoever is strong, they will respect.

In his feeling, Ma Ke is the most slick, Bai Guangen is arrogant, Tang Tong is a bit of a white-faced scholar, Cao Bianjiao is loyal and brave, Wang Tingchen is also loyal and brave, Zuo Guangxian is brave and greedy for money, etc.

The mouth of Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, is also extremely eloquent, and his eloquence is comparable to that of Chen Jiugao, the former commander of the battalion, and Fu Yingchong, the deputy general.

However, according to my own information, this person is stronger than oral argument but has no courage, and he is timid, but he has a lot of tricks.

Just as everyone was pushing cups and drinking happily, Lin Fangping came to Zhang Cheng with a box, and slowly opened it under everyone's surprised eyes.

(End of this chapter)