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Chapter 79

In the south of Beijing, in the camp of General Zhang Yan of Xuanfu Township, a large flag of the Qing army Jialazhang Jingguan was poked obliquely there. Dozens of soldiers in front of the flag were pinning the newly captured Qing army. first level.

Yang Guozhu, the general officer of Xuanfu Town, looked at Zhang Cheng in front of him with tenderness, and was very satisfied with his performance. He thought to himself: Although Zhang Cheng is young, he is extremely brave in battle. Will be human.

The last time he fought in Mafang, he captured more than a hundred Tartar heads. Although he did not make any effort on his side, as the commander-in-chief of Shangguan Xuanfu Town, he did benefit from Zhang Cheng's military achievements. a large part of.

This time, although Zhang Yan’s subordinates participated in the battle with the two generals, but those credits are all on the head and the captives. Zhang Cheng is undoubtedly the most outstanding player in the battle against the captives. Lazhang Jinghe seized his official banner, this credit, after hearing it from the heavens, it is enough to shock the princes in the court, and it will definitely move the current emperor.

And if we count them in detail, Zhang Cheng's cavalry must have captured most of those slave heads and captives. In addition, the previous military exploits at Mafang did not include rewards. At this critical period of defending the capital and fighting fiercely against the Tartars, it would not be an exaggeration to award Zhang Cheng a general even if he was promoted two ranks in a row.

Yang Guozhu even faintly felt in his heart that Zhang Cheng was already a rising star of Ming Dynasty, and if time passed, his future would be even more limitless.

Let’s talk about Zhang Yan, although he is still a general now, but Zhang Cheng has made such great achievements under his command. Zhang Yan will become a deputy general, and it is just around the corner. Maybe in the near future, he may even be on an equal footing with him. It is not impossible.

The Zhang family's uncle and nephew worked together, and they may even be above him in the future. It seems that they need to pay close attention to this son in the future, and take advantage of his young age and inexperience to build a good relationship with him.

Now that I think about it, with this time's share of military achievements, my face must have been very radiant in front of the other two town commanders, so I couldn't help but walk forward, personally took Zhang Cheng's hand, and pulled him in front of him. Sit side by side.

Before he knew it, Zhang Cheng, a tough and brave young general, had already occupied an extremely important position in the heart of Chief Soldier Yang Guozhu, even though he was still a small general.

After Yang Guozhu pulled Zhang Cheng to sit down, he said warmly, "Zhang Cheng, can you tell me about the killing of slaves in Shiqiao, especially the capture of Jialazhangjing?"

Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Why not, I should be born in the army."

At that moment, Zhang Cheng told how today's cavalry team ambushed the Tartars first, captured the Tartars alive and divided them into Shiku, how they humiliated the slaves at the stone bridge and angered the Tartars Jialazhangjing, and how the infantry refused the slaves at the stone bridge, Until he personally led the cavalry to flank the Tartars, and finally captured the Tartars Jialazhangjing, etc. I will give him a rough account of the battle.

Yang Guozhu listened to Zhang Cheng's narration of the thrills of today's battle against the Tartars, and he couldn't help but said: "I really didn't expect that under Brother Zhang Yan's command, not only the cavalry is so brave and sturdy, but even the infantry is so strong. I am really envious of this army. evil."

General Zhang Yan hurriedly answered and said, "Zhang Yan only knows how to be loyal to the king and do his best. He can't bear such praise from the army."

At this time, guerrilla Guo Yingxian roared in a rough voice: "Brother Xiaocheng, you can't be a mother-in-law this time. At the celebration banquet, we must drink three hundred cups with you. If you don't get drunk, you won't return."

Zhang Cheng laughed and replied: "Haha..., Lao Guo, just wait and see, we will definitely drink you into a daze, tell you to disarm and beg for mercy, and you will not return when you are not drunk, but hey, you If you don’t get drunk, you won’t return, but our family will return after enjoying themselves.”

This statement aroused laughter from all around, and Guo Yingxian even pulled Zhang Cheng and yelled a lot.

Then, Yang Guozhu, the general soldier, inspected the captured Jialazhangjing Harba of the Qing army, and divided the prisoners such as Pashiku and Zhuangda, and then said: "Brother Zhang Yan, ask Zhang Cheng to escort these captured people tomorrow morning. Come to my camp and gather together, and we will go together to announce the victory to the governor."

Zhang Yan has no objection. In his original intention, he wanted to use this opportunity to serve the king to let Zhang Cheng accumulate more military achievements and experience. All of this is for Zhang Cheng, and it is naturally for the long-term plan of the Zhang family. Of.

Next, General Yang Guozhu met with the officers of Zhang Yan's various outposts who were fighting today. After visiting the wounded soldiers, he rode his horse towards his general camp under the moonlight.

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In the 11th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, on October 21st, at Chenshi, the sun just came out of the ground, and the early morning light was still weak, not enough to give people a warm feeling.

On the official road in the south of Beijing, a group of hundreds of soldiers marched northward on horseback. Their red cloaks fluttered against the morning wind in late autumn.

There were dozens of carts before and after the horse team, some of which were piled full of heads, almost no hair on those heads, only a small pigtail like a rat's tail was left on the back of the head.

There are more than a dozen large carts, and there are newly-made cages. The people inside are all disheveled and look like they have discarded their helmets and armor, but their faces are hideous, or even a little scary. .

There were also several carts full of armor, banners and weapons, most of which were stained with blood. One can see how cruel the fighting scene must have been at that time.

Several generals rode their horses in front of the cavalry. It was Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen, Guo Yingxian, the guerrilla general, Zhang Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the cavalry, and others.

At Maoshi today, Zhang Cheng led the team to set off, escorting the capture of Shiqiao against the Tartars yesterday, and rushed to the camp of the general soldier Yang Guozhu. Went to the camp of governor Lu Xiangsheng.

Just passing by the camp of guerrilla Li Jianming in Xuan Town, he also built his camp on the back of a village fort, but it is a little far from the official road, which is not too convenient.

When he heard the report from the officer in charge of patrolling below, his face was full of astonishment, with a look of disbelief and unwillingness to believe it.

He always thought that Zhang Cheng's last victory at Mafang was because he met a soft persimmon. If he were to meet him, he would have gained that kind of military exploits, but it was a pity that he had taken advantage of that brat Zhang Cheng.

Today, I heard the officers below report that they have captured more than last time, not only more heads and heads, but also more prisoners, and there are several carts with banners, golden drums and golden drums.

It was even more unbelievable for him, so he rushed to chase with his own soldiers on horseback. After meeting the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu on the official road, he walked around these carts and praised Zhang Cheng and Zhang Yan's uncle and nephew all the time. , especially Zhang Cheng is a young hero, but his eyes are full of jealousy.

Zhang Cheng also had a few perfunctory words with him, and then used the excuse of hurrying to report the victory to Duchen Lu. In Li Jianming's eyes full of jealousy, he walked all the way north, gradually drifting away.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can be proud, sooner or later I will make you look good."

Guerrilla Li Jianming rode his horse on the official road, looked at Zhang Cheng's back, and cursed angrily.

He just kept looking at the north side of the official road, the cavalry team that followed Zhang Cheng's horse riding away, reluctant to leave for a long time.

(End of this chapter)