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Chapter 8 The Law of the Army

Yang Guozhu didn't wait for the soldiers to come forward to pour tea for Guerrilla Li Jianming and Wen Hui, so he stood up from his seat and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, follow me to Governor Xingyuan, don't miss the Governor's call."

The generals of the Xuanfu in the tent got up quickly, within the military tent, there was a sound of clashing armor leaves, and all the generals came out of the large tent of the Chinese army one by one.

General Yang Guozhu rode his horse to the front, and beside him was General Zhang Yan, who was only one horse head behind Yang Guozhu, and behind him were guerrillas Guo Yingxian, Li Jianming, and Wen Hui who rode their horses to follow.

Zhang Cheng and other chief executives of various ministries rode their horses and followed slowly, and finally Yang Guozhu's pro-military guards followed and protected them.

The generals entered Changping City one after another, and went straight to Lu Xiangsheng's Governor Xingyuan.

In Changping City, about [-] paces in front of the governor's Xingyuan gate, one after another the generals in helmets and armor jumped off their horses one after another. Everyone was in a hurry, and they just greeted each other casually.

The generals of the Xuan Mansion followed Yang Guozhu and jumped off their horses one after another. Yang Guozhu's personal soldiers came over and took the generals' horses aside and waited.

At this time, Zhang Cheng heard a thick voice from behind: "Mr. Yang."

Turning his head to look, he saw a general jumping off a strong horse. He seemed to be about the same age as Yang Guozhu, both in their fifties. He didn't look tall, but he was extremely strong. He had a thick black His face was full of wind and frost.

He was wearing a thick iron armor, a tasseled helmet on his head, and a cloak and a large cloak behind him. There were faint bloodstains, and Gu Panzhong's eyes were stern and majestic.

Seeing this general jump off his horse, Yang Guozhu also stopped and said hello: "Tiger, did you just come here?"

Zhang Cheng, who was following behind, suddenly remembered that this general should be the governor of Shanxi Town, Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town. He was originally a soldier outside the Great Wall, but he was brave and resourceful, and he had many military exploits after joining the army. , Accumulated meritorious service and became the chief military officer in Shanxi.

At this moment, Hu Dawei was also followed by three sturdy and mighty generals. Judging from their armor and attire, they should be one of the generals and two guerrillas from Shanxi Town.

Followed by some officers of the general rank of Qianzong, all of them are wearing armor, showing a mighty and majestic posture.

Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were old acquaintances, and they had some friendship, so they got off their horses and hurried up to meet them and said, "Brother Yang, let me go in quickly, don't ask the governor to wait."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and pulled Yang Guozhu to walk forward quickly. The generals of Xuanfu and Shanxi towns followed closely behind, and walked quickly to the Governor Xingyuan of Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng.

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In Changping City, in front of the gate of Governor Xuan's Xingyuan, dozens of generals in helmets and armor have gathered, wearing bright cloaks and cloaks.

Zhang Cheng was still standing behind his uncle Zhang Yan, looking forward, Hu Dawei, the general soldier of Shanxi, stood upright on the right side of Yang Guozhu, and a general stood on the left side of Yang Guozhu, also standing behind him More than ten generals.

Zhang Cheng looked carefully, the general on the left of Yang Guozhu looked quite young, probably not yet in his thirties, but his armor was extremely gorgeous, with beautiful feathers on the top of the helmet, It is extremely eye-catching beside Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei.

Together with the officers and generals standing behind him, they all wore the same bright armor, and all of them wore bright red capes and cloaks.

As far as Zhang Cheng knew, the other reinforcements had not arrived at this time, and there were only cavalry in the reinforcements from the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi brought by Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi Governor Lu Xiangsheng inside and outside Changping City.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng guessed that this person must be Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong.

As far as he knew, the Wang Pu family was originally a wealthy businessman in Shanxi, and their wealth was extremely rich. Looking at his attire, it is estimated that the position of the commander-in-chief was obtained with the help of a little gold and silver.

And in my memory, this Wang Pu is just a dude. He can't kill the enemy in battle, but he is good at killing good people. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he led the army to aid Gyeonggi. The bottom is the heads of good people.

A few years later, in the Battle of Songshan, he was the first to escape, causing Ma Ke, Li Fuming, Wu Sangui and other troops to flee, and finally ended up being beheaded by Chongzhen's decree.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei stood beside Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong. The old armor on their bodies was immediately compared by Wang Pu.

However, Zhang Cheng knew that the armor on Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei was much more practical than that on Wang Pu, and the inner gold content was incomparable to that fancy armor on Wang Pu.

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the title of Yushi of Youqian Capital, and the sword of Shangfang, the governor of the world, the king of soldiers and horses, and the governor of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi, Lu Xiangsheng, came slowly on horseback surrounded by his superintendents and staff. .

Walking in front of the Yuanmen, Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng jumped off the Wuming Ji vigorously, and all the relatives and staff also got off their horses.

At the Yuanmen, a huge iron case had already been set up. On the case were placed five wine bowls and a long sword. The long sword was wrapped with a layer of yellow silk, which seemed to be a precious sword bestowed by the current emperor.

In addition, some banners and golden drums were placed on the iron case, and ten of Duchen Lu's personal soldiers stood beside the iron case, holding five roosters.

The governor Lu Xiangsheng went to the iron case in front of the gate, followed by a group of generals and aides from the superintendent battalion, facing the generals of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi towns in front of the gate, Lu Xiangsheng walked steadily Standing still, staring at the Xuanda generals in front of him with deep eyes.

One of Lu Xiangsheng's staff members came out at this time to preside over the sacrifice ceremony, when he announced the start of the sacrifice.

Guerrilla Chen An, the confidant of Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng, stepped forward, put his hand on the waist knife, and shouted loudly: "Draw out the knife and slaughter the animal."

Immediately, five of the ten soldiers standing beside the iron table held the chicken body and stretched the chicken's head forward, while the five soldiers pulled out their waist knives and swung them vigorously to cut off the chicken's head.

Blood spurted from the rooster's neck, and five soldiers came forward holding the headless rooster, and poured the bright red blood into the five wine bowls placed on the iron case. The blood was mixed together.

Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward and picked up the first wine bowl, which was full of blood wine. He raised the wine bowl above his head, prayed silently, and poured a bowl of blood wine into the sky to sacrifice sky.

Then he picked up the second wine bowl, and after silently praying, he sprinkled the blood wine in the wine bowl on the ground as a sacrifice.

He picked up the third wine bowl, held it flat on his chest, facing the east, bowed silently three times, and then sprinkled blood wine on the ground as a sacrifice to the country.

Then he picked up the fourth wine bowl, and after silently wishing, he poured the blood wine in the bowl onto the banner and golden drum placed on the iron case to sacrifice to the army god.

Lu Xiangsheng picked up the last wine bowl, held it firmly in front of his chest, stared at the Xuan, Da, and Shanxi generals in front of him with deep eyes and full of expectation, and said loudly:
"It's so difficult, and there are not many reinforcements, so we have to rely on the concerted efforts of all the generals to destroy the arrogance of the eastern captives first. If there are those who do not fight the enemy bravely, the military law will not forgive them!"

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he poured the blood wine in the bowl heavily on the long sword on the iron table.

The generals of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi towns in front of the gate all had solemn expressions, and their hearts were shocked. They immediately shouted in unison: "Fight the enemy bravely and defend the capital...Fight the enemy bravely and defend the capital... "

Xuanda Governor Lu Xiangsheng had always thought that the emperor sent him to be the governor of Tianxiaqinwang's army, so that he could lead the Tianxiaqinwang's elite soldiers gathered in the capital to fight to the death with the Tartars in the area of ​​the capital, so as to force the Tartars not to dare to invade easily again. I am an important place in the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Changping, he received news that the cabinet minister Yang Sichang and the eunuch Gao Qiqian both advocated paying money to negotiate peace with the eastern captives, and even made a covenant under the city.

Now all the officials and gentlemen in the capital are talking about this matter, and it has already spread, which makes Lu Xiangsheng very angry.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the generals in front of him at this moment, his eyes were full of deep meaning, and he gave a deep bow to the generals present.

After the battle against the sky, Lu Xiangsheng left the general soldiers of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi towns, and returned to the hall of the Governor's Office, where he continued to discuss military affairs and prepare for the upcoming battle with the Eastern Captives.

The generals of the three towns stayed to discuss military affairs, and the rest of the generals returned to the camp on their own.

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