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Chapter 48
In the 11th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, on October [-]th, small silver-white snowflakes fluttered in the sky with the autumn wind. Looking around, the sky and the earth were all silvery white.

Early in the morning, Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers came to communicate: the governor Lu Xiangsheng summoned Zhang Cheng to Xingyuan to talk about something.

Zhang Cheng was quite surprised by this, and has gone to Governor Xingyuan many times in the past few days, first to receive the imperial edict with the military sect Yang Guozhu, and then to meet Hanlin Yang Tinglin.

The day before yesterday, when Gao Qiqian, the director general, came to read the imperial decree, he brought 1 taels of reward silver. It was kept by officials at all levels for corruption.

The 1 taels of silver were ostensibly awarded to the Zhenbiao Right Wing Battalion, but in fact it was just a reward for the head of Zhang Cheng's Mafang battle. Zhang Cheng gave 2000 taels to the soldiers who participated in the battle, two taels per person, and another 1000 taels Two were awarded to Lin Zhiyi's infantry battalion, and the remaining 7000 taels were temporarily kept in the army for later use.

Zhang Cheng didn't dare to delay when the governor summoned him, so he hurriedly dressed neatly, took Chen Zhong and a few other soldiers with him, and went straight to Governor Changping's Xingyuan.

As soon as Zhang Cheng rushed to the Governor's Xingyuan, he heard the drums beating "dongdongdong" in the middle of Changping City. .

Seeing Chen An coming up from a distance, Zhang Cheng rushed forward quickly, and before he could speak, he heard Chen An say: "Grandpa Gao, the supervisor of the army, is in the courtyard, and the governors are beating the drums. You follow General Zhang Shen and enter Xingyuan, wait for the generals to gather for a meeting, and then wait for the governor to summon you."

After Chen An gave Zhang Cheng instructions, he turned around and returned to Qiaolou, leaving Zhang Cheng alone.

He was churning with huge waves in his heart, and muttered silently: "What should come, finally came!"

In the original history, Lu Xiangsheng once proposed to divide the troops into four ways to attack the slaves at night, but Gao Qiqian did not support him. Enraged by Gao Qiqian's arrogance, Lu Xiangsheng went to Emperor Chongzhen on the same day to discuss the division of troops, and Emperor Chongzhen agreed. Lu Xiangsheng's proposal.

The more than [-] King Qin army gathered in Changping will be divided into two. Lu Xiangsheng will lead nearly [-] troops from Xuanda and Shanxi, and Gao Qiqian will lead more than [-] soldiers from Guan and Ningxia. .

From today onwards, it is the beginning of the tragedy in the life of Governor Lu Xiangsheng. Although Zhang Cheng is well aware of the direction of history at this moment, he is still just a small thousand households. What kind of moths can a junior officer who is not in the top position turn upside down?
Zhang Cheng walked downstairs to Qiaolou with infinite sentimentality, waiting for the arrival of the generals from Xuanzhen, but he had mixed feelings in his heart.

As soon as the drums of the generals gathered for the second round were beaten, Zhang Cheng saw a group of generals in helmets and armor coming quickly. The leader was Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, and beside him was Tiger Dawei, the chief soldier of Shanxi. , followed by Zhang Yan and other generals and guerrillas from the two towns followed quickly.

Yang Guozhu seemed to be in a bad mood, he only took one look at Zhang Cheng, and then walked straight into the shaft. When Hu Dawei, the general soldier of Shanxi, saw Zhang Cheng standing downstairs, he gave him a slight nod.

Zhang Cheng flashed behind his uncle, general Zhang Yan, and the guerrilla Guo Yingxian behind him grinned and asked, "Brother Cheng, you came quickly, so you arrived before us."

Zhang Cheng turned his head and smiled at him, but did not speak, but saw Li Jianming and Wen Hui staring at him with guerrilla eyes, implying jealousy and hatred.

Also, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was a step slower than Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, and also followed behind into the Xingyuan.

The generals entered the governor's courtyard, which was the first floor of the Qiao Tower in Changping City. A huge iron case was placed on top of it. The table was full of gold medals, arrows and other objects. The map is covered with densely packed arrow symbols with a vermilion pen.

In the Xingyuan Hall, there are full of generals and officers wearing brightly colored cloaks and cloaks. The smallest military ranks in them are all guerrilla generals. Only Zhang Cheng, a thousand households, participated in the meeting at the right time, making him feel that he The official position and military position are too small, and I can't help but feel powerless.

Inside the governor's office, the generals and officers greeted and greeted each other constantly.

At this time, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Xuanda and Shanxi, there were more than [-] soldiers and horses of King Qin from the towns of Guanning, including many general officers.

Only Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhen, Wang Tingchen, the former general soldier of the Tunwei, and Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, entered the Governor's Xingyuan successively.

The commanders of Xuanda and Shanxi towns stand on the left side of the Xingyuan, the commanders of Guanning stand on the right side of the Xingyuan, and the deputy generals, participating generals, and guerrillas stand behind their respective commanders.

Although there were many generals on the opposite side, Zhang Cheng didn't know any of them. Suddenly the voice of his uncle Zhang Yan came softly: "Cheng'er, look at those generals on the opposite side."

Zhang Cheng looked at the opposite side carefully, and saw a row of generals with bright armor, each wearing a bright red cloak.

"On the opposite side are the commanders-in-chief of Miji and Guanning towns. In order, there are Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guards, and Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan..." Zhang Yan was impatient. In particular, he introduced to his nephew the general soldiers of Guan Ning on the opposite side.

Zhang Cheng agreed softly, his eyes stopped on Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guards, and in his memory, only Wang Tingchen, the commander-in-chief of Guanning opposite him, made him stand in awe.

In his memory, in the real history, during the Battle of Songjin, Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Yutian, Jiang Zhu, the deputy commander-in-chief, Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong and other civil and military officials were captured together. He is a loyal and brave man.

The rest, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, was a rogue at the beginning, first surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and then betrayed the Ming Dynasty and then surrendered to Li Chuang;

When Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, served as the commander-in-chief of Juyongguan in the 17th year of Chongzhen, he surrendered to Li Chuang without a fight;

As for Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of the Shanhaiguan Customs, during the Battle of Songshan, he and Wang Pu, Wu Sangui, Li Fuming and others were all scrambling for their lives, without any regard for the safety of their allies.

They are all people who need to be careful. If you fight with them, you have to be more careful!

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Inside the governor's camp, the general soldiers greeted each other and exchanged a few pleasantries, all guessing the purpose of Governor Lu's summoning of the generals.

They, the commanders-in-chief of the various towns, greeted each other, and the lieutenants, generals, and guerrilla generals behind them all stood honestly where they were, but they dared not speak freely like they did.

Standing behind his uncle, Zhang Cheng looked particularly eye-catching. Xuan Da and the generals in Shanxi were no strangers to this. Although some people secretly felt jealous, they couldn't handle him.

But the generals of Guan Ning on the opposite side didn't know the details, so many eyes swept over Zhang Cheng. They were somewhat surprised to see that Zhang Cheng was already a guerrilla general at such a young age.

The chief soldier of Ji Town, Bai Guangen, dragged Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, to inquire about Zhang Cheng's details, while Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, listened with pricked ears. The feeling of surprise was even greater, and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Cheng a few more times.

Suddenly, all the generals in Xingyuan heard the rapid drumbeat sound again on the roof of Qiaolou, this is the third round of gathering generals' drums.

The generals hurriedly separated into two rows and stood in line, with clear barriers, the generals of Xuanda were on the left, and the generals of Mi Jiguan and Ning were on the right.

The governor's courtyard was full of generals who came to serve the king, but the atmosphere was very solemn, and no one dared to cough casually.

There were soft footsteps, and a group of people came down from the second floor. Zhang Cheng squinted and saw the governor Lu Xiangsheng, still in sackcloth and filial piety, walking in front of the crowd, his face full of resentment.

Director Jun Gao got up and walked beside him, still wearing a gold-embellished three-mountain cap on his head, a brocade robe on his body, and an exquisite jade belt tied around his waist, his face was full of complacency.

Behind the governor Lu Xiangsheng, followed by his own guerrilla general Chen An, holding the Shangfang sword given by the emperor in both hands, and finally a few people dressed as eunuchs followed with gloomy faces, with the unique evil spirit of eunuchs. Furious.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a nail leaf, and all the generals and officers in the Xingyuan knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists with both hands, and bowed silently to the governor Lu Xiangsheng and the commander-in-chief army.

All the generals shouted in unison: "I have seen Duchen Lu, I have seen the high supervisor army."

The sound was like thunder, and a cold air spread in the governor's courtyard.

Director Jun Gao Qiqian laughed "hehe" a few times, but Governor Lu Xiangsheng had a gloomy face. He came to the huge iron table and asked Gao Qiqian to sit down on his left side.

Gao Qiqian was not polite at all, so he sat down first.

Chen An stood at the lower head on the right side of Lu Xiangsheng with the Shangfang sword bestowed by the emperor, and the eunuchs accompanied Gao Qiqian to the lower head on the left side.

Seeing that Gao Qiqian was ready, Lu Xiangsheng said in a deep voice, "All generals, please get up."

All the generals in Xingyuan shouted loudly: "Thank you Governor Lu, thank you Gao Supervisor."

In an instant, there was another clatter of iron armor, and all the generals in the Xingyuan stood up.

Afterwards, Governor Lu Xiangsheng began to order generals, and there were no generals in the room absent. Every time Governor Lu Xiangsheng called a general, his heart felt a surge of excitement.

Director Jun Gao Qian glanced at Lu Xiangsheng, stood up abruptly, and said in a shrill voice: "Everyone is here, our family has something to tell everyone."

Seeing the silence of the generals below, Gao Qiqian was extremely satisfied, and he continued: "Yesterday, our family had a consultation with Duchen Lu on today's situation, but Duchen Lu insisted on dividing up the troops to fight;

After reporting to the current emperor for permission, it was decided that the reinforcements from King Qin in Xuanda and Shanxi towns would still be under the command of Master Lu, while our family would lead the remaining troops of King Qin, Mi Ji and Guan Ning.

Although the troops have been divided, I still hope that all the gentlemen who are present today can put state affairs first. Yesterday, Duchen Lu wrote a letter, and the emperor also passed down an imperial decree, agreeing with Duchen Lu and our family to divide the troops. "

After a pause for a while, the thin voice began to echo in the Xingyuan again: "It's just this matter, our family has finished talking, except for the officials and generals of Xuanda and Shanxi Townships, the rest are all generals, this is the case. Set up camp for us, and go with our family."

Inside the huge governor's courtyard, it was so quiet that a needle could be heard, and the bone-chilling chill penetrated into everyone's heart.

This incident happened so suddenly that apart from Zhang Cheng who was mentally prepared, the rest of the generals present were stunned.

They looked at each other and looked at each other, all looking at a loss.

(End of this chapter)