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When Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, learned that the Xuanfu army had attacked Jinzhou City, he joined forces with his ancestor Dashou in the city to lead the Liaodong soldiers and horses, and successfully broke the siege of Jinzhou City by slaves.

He was extremely excited, the military department of the imperial court was very urgent, the emperor was also very concerned about this, even the trusted eunuch Wang Chengen stayed by his side, his intention was very obvious.

Now that the army finally entered Jinzhou City, even if the slaves could not be completely repelled for a while, Zhang Cheng had already opened the gate from Songshan to Jinzhou City, and various supplies such as food, grass, firewood, etc. outside could be continuously sent into the city.

Even if the slave bandits continued to besiege Jinzhou on the west, north, and east sides, as long as the Ming army could hold on to the life channel in the south so that the slave bandits could not surround Jinzhou City to death, Jinzhou City would no longer be in danger of being breached.

Moreover, the defenders in Jinzhou City can also echo the army outside the city, forming a horn of each other. In this way, the Ming army can force itself to retreat as long as it sticks to the existing defense line without attacking the slaves.

But in Hong Chengchou's heart, there is also a trace of unhappiness. The reason why he put Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu troops on Huangtuling before and did not intend to call them is because he is afraid that the Xuanfu troops will take the credit of Wu Sangui. .

Now it seems that everything is as he had worried before, the Xuanfu army covered up the light of Ningyuan army as soon as they came out, and now that they have made great achievements in solving Jinwei, Zhang Cheng is probably holding it firmly in his hands.

Since the first contribution cannot be obtained, at least Wu Sangui must win a major contribution. Even if Wu Sangui can defend a second contribution in the battle to aid Liao, even though he is ranked after Zhang Cheng, he is still the first in Jiliao Town.

Therefore, after he bid farewell to Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch of the inner court, he entrusted the affairs of the south bank of the Xiaoling River to Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong. Accompanied by his staff Li Song and Xie Sixin, he hurried across the river with hundreds of guards on fine horses to find Zhang Cheng.

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Those historical events that didn't happen in time, to other people except Zhang Cheng, are no different from heavenly tales!

People, only living is meaningful!

Sure enough, Zu Dashou, who was lying on his back beside Hong Chengchou, continued, "If Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu soldiers and horses hadn't suddenly stabbed the Tartars in the ass, I'm afraid they still wouldn't be able to protrude from the high walls of the slaves' moat."

Of course, if history really repeats itself as it was originally, after he was defeated in the Battle of Songjin, he became a slave for the second time, so he really became a historical sinner.

The two of them were able to get out of the history that was cast aside by thousands of people, and they also gained the possibility of being admired by thousands of people. The reason behind all this is that there is one more person in this world.

The Chinese army of Zhang Cheng, the chief officer of Xuanfu Town and general of Zhenshuo, was located in the Tucheng where Kongyou Dewuzhenchaoha Pao Battalion was stationed.

A little to the north of the middle of Tucheng is Zhang Cheng's large tent of the Chinese army. This was originally Kong Youde's camp. The reason why he chose this place was to make it easier to command the battle in the north.

Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was sitting at the top of the tent of the Chinese army, but there was a reclining chair beside him, on which Zu Dashou, the forward general of Liaodong, was lying on his back.

However, Zhang Cheng didn't care about this at all, and he immediately said: "It's all because General Changbo and General Xiao Cao have attracted the main force of the slaves, and my Xuanfu army got this good opportunity. It's really a fluke." That's all."

Even a person who "knows the current affairs" once in order to protect the family has no choice but to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever.

And Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was also trapped in Songshan, and he could no longer do anything until the city of Songshan was broken and captured, and then he threw himself into slavery and worked as a slave for a tiger.

Zhang Cheng didn't express his opinion on this, he still sat there with a calm face, although the Xuanfu army under his command was the first to attack Tucheng, and they worked together with Zu Dashou to drive away the slaves.

Zhang Cheng's point of view is based on this point. In his opinion, "repaying the country with death is easy, and bowing down to restore the country is difficult." Throughout the ages, how many people have chosen to die when their family and country are in ruins to prove their patriotism. Heart.

Secondly, Hong Chengchou deliberately used this to elevate the status of the Liaodong general. After all, in the Liaodong battle, Zhang Cheng and the Xuanfu army had made too much contribution, and Hong Chengchou was also afraid that he would take credit for his pride and be difficult to control.

Even though veteran Guo Yingxian knew Zu Dashou's prestige in the Liaodong Army and his status in the Ming military circle, he couldn't help but frown.

Only this point, its achievements cannot be denied!

Because it is not far from here to the north, you can climb to the top of the north gate, and you can see the three moat walls that besiege Jinzhou. If Zu Dashou in the city wants to break out of the siege, this is not only convenient for commanding artillery bombardment, but also for dispatching. Soldiers and horses surrounded.

However, Jinzhou City has been besieged by slaves for nearly two years, and now the military flag of Ming Dynasty is still planted on the top of the city.

Because the large tent of the Chinese army is very spacious, and there are not many generals participating in the military discussion today, and the generals of the battalions in the two towns of Xuanda are all heroes who fought bravely and won the Jinwei, so they are also allowed to participate in the army. They all stood behind Zhang Cheng and Wang Pu.

The secret sentries on the east and west sides of Tucheng are far away, and there are still many small groups of cavalry floating sentries. Even if the Qing soldiers are dissatisfied with today's defeat and want to sneak attack at night to take back this Tucheng, I am afraid it will be very difficult to succeed. .

There are also teams of night patrol sergeants led by the governor of the camp. The torches they hold high are the only fire dragons that can move in Tucheng.

The left part of Zhang Cheng's central army, Dengfeng camp, Huwei camp, Jia Ding team, and the right part of the chariots were all stationed in Tucheng, because it happened to be almost the middle point from Jinzhou to Xiaolinghe. , It is very convenient to travel to and from the north bank of the Xiaoling River.

What's more, Zhang Cheng also concealed a little selfishness, that is to form a bond with Zu Dashou and establish a friendship as a bond, hoping to echo each other from east to west in the future. Once the imperial court does something, there will be a strong and powerful foreign aid.

Hong Chengchou had always been worried that Zhang Cheng would monopolize the efforts to solve Jinwei, but now hearing him say this, his worries were relieved, and he looked at Zhang Cheng with a little more appreciation.

However, I am afraid that only Zhang Cheng knows the reason for all this, and he cannot tell the outside world. After all, people in this era still cannot understand what Zhang Cheng said.

At the beginning, because he affirmed the merits of the Xuanfu army, he felt grateful in his heart, but then he heard him call his general master's name, and everyone couldn't help but glared at each other, only because Zhang Cheng was present. Contradictory.

After all, the original purpose here was to prevent the Liao soldiers in Jinzhou City from breaking through. Even if many cannons were deployed, it was to bombard Jinzhou City and threaten Zu Dashou.

Now, Zhang Guangda, Li Jiyu, He Zhenxiong, Huang Baozhong, Tan Zhenlin, Gou Changsheng, Yu Jin and other Xuanfu generals only heard of Zu Dashou by name, but did not have the slightest reverence for him.

This was a special courtesy given to him by Hong Chengchou. Of course, there were some reasons for his physical injury, but in fact it was Hong Chengchou's deliberate treatment. In this way, there are three benefits to Hong Chengchou.

However, although Zhang Cheng himself does not want to fight for merit, he also wants to fight for his generals. After all, they need these military merits to improve their status and military rank, and Zhang Cheng also needs their assistance in stabilizing the Xuanfu. .

First of all, he can use this to highlight his importance to Zu Dashou, and further win over the local warlord leader in Liaodong.

At the beginning, if he had sincerely cast himself into slavery, even if he hadn't earned Jinzhou and Ningyuan for the slaves, he could have been the leader of the Liaodong ancestral army. One can imagine what kind of damage it would cause to the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty.

But now in this army tent, there is only one governor and five commanders-in-chief left. For example, Yang Guozhu has been killed before the battle, and Bai Guangen, Ma Ke, Tang Tong, etc. are also missing.

Think back to the time when the Liao aid army gathered in Ningyuan City, dozens of civil servants and military generals gathered together, and nearly 20 Liao aid troops had a battalion for tens of miles, what a glorious scale it was.

The last point, of course, is to make some preparations for his beloved general Ningyuan general Wu Sangui to fight for merit. At this moment, first highlight Zu Dashou's merit of defending the brocade, and slightly suppress Zhang Cheng's merit of releasing the brocade, so that Wu Sangui can be brought out later. .

Zu Dashou was the first to affirm the achievements of the Xuanfu Army, and naturally won the goodwill of the generals of the Xuanfu Army. However, he directly called Zhang Cheng's name in his words, but he lost all the goodwill he had just gained.

This is a conspiracy, and Zhang Cheng has nothing to do with it!
What's more, Zhang Cheng still has a little bit of admiration for Zu Dashou, a complicated character at the moment. Although Zu Dashou had surrendered to the enemy once before, no matter what others think of him, Zhang Cheng is very disapproving of it.

After Hong Chengchou applauded Zhang Cheng, he turned the topic to serious matters, and only heard him say: "Our division has been fighting for two days. Although we have driven back the slaves and opened the passage to Jinzhou, the army of slaves is stationed here. In the west of the city, its main force is still there, and the danger has not been lifted."

Everyone felt a little silent in their hearts, this situation somewhat diluted the joy of Xie Jinwei's success, but the living should not worry too much about the dead, after all, they still have to think more about the living.

Today, the defense here is extremely strict. The west, north, south, and three gates of Tucheng are guarded by two lines of defense, carbine guns and chariots.

If he hadn't come to this similar parallel world by accident, and changed the direction of history step by step with his own efforts, I am afraid that the Qing army is still besieging Jinzhou City at this moment.

Such people are certainly worthy of our admiration, but in his heart Zhang Cheng admires those wise and courageous people who can survive the desperation, retain their useful bodies, and fulfill their lifelong ambitions.

Cao Bianjiao, the General Soldier of the ASEAN Association, was injured by slaves when he was charging in battle. Although the injury was not very serious, it was not conducive to long-distance running, so he happened to stay in the military camp in the middle.

The reason why he didn't fight at this time was because he firmly believed that he had taken the lead in advancing the Jinzhou Nanguan this time. Even if Hong Chengchou wanted to be drowned, it would be difficult to do so.

But now he is still Daming's "Imperial Envoy Manager Liaodong, Guzheng Liao Vanguard General Yin, Chief Military Officer, Zuojun Governor's Mansion Zuojun Governor, Shaofu Zu Dashou".

The current Zhang Cheng is a very ambitious person. He has ambitions in his chest that have not yet been stretched out. To achieve his ideals, he needs a place under his complete control, which can provide him with a steady stream of soldiers, food, grass, and gold. silver.

But this is indeed not what he can achieve with a single town in Xuanfu, but the joint efforts of the ten generals who aided Liao.

He smiled and said: "General Loyalty, you are worthy of being praised by the emperor as a model for the whole army. Not only is he brave in front of the battle, but he also has a strategic mind. .”

But Wang Tingchen on the West Road did not come to participate in the military meeting because the journey was too long, and he had to go back from the Nvnu River and cross the Xiaoling River.

At this moment, there are fires burning everywhere inside and outside the Tucheng. They, together with the string lights hanging high on the three city gates, and the lanterns hanging on the high flagpoles in the Tucheng, illuminate the Tucheng very brightly. .

Therefore, even though Zhang Cheng is at the bottom right now, he has no complaints. On his right is Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and on the opposite side are Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion.

Never thought that the real enemy is coming from the south, just like the old saying: "The enemy always comes from places you don't expect."

This alone is extremely beneficial to Zhang Cheng, both for the country and for himself!

In the military tent, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, took the lead in saying: "Since my teacher aided Liao, it has lasted for several months, and I have fought fiercely with the slaves several times. Now I have finally solved the siege. .”

Hong Chengchou was indeed not simple, as soon as he opened his mouth, he affirmed Zu Dashou's credit for defending the city, and shared the credit for breaking the brocade siege with the general soldiers.

As for Zu Dashou being able to become the number one warlord leader in Liaodong, there are naturally many things for him to learn and emulate. Furthermore, the presence of Zu Dashou in Liaodong can play a certain role in restraining slave thieves.

Moreover, there is an earthen city built by the Qing soldiers here as the foundation. After simple repairs, it will become a strong camp that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is suitable for use as a material transfer station for the Jin army. The army is here.

Although Zu Dashou may not be a man of great wisdom and courage, his useful body has ensured that the Liaodong ancestral army is still a whole, a whole loyal to Ming, guarding Jinzhou and Liaodong for Ming for ten years.

Of course, Zhang Cheng is the only one who can have today!

He said that he turned his head to look at Zu Dashou beside him, and asked: "Zu Shuai has been fighting slaves for many years, what do you think about this?"

Although Zu Dashou seemed to be in good spirits, he seemed to be seriously injured. He straightened his posture slightly, and then said: "Since the governor led his troops to station in Songshan, the slaves and thieves have fought repeatedly. At this moment, the morale of the army is exhausted. , so that we have the opportunity to seize this place.

As the governor said, the main force of the slaves is still there today, and their military power remains undiminished. It seems that they will attack our division with all their strength at any time in an attempt to besiege our city of Jinzhou again. "

He paused to breathe for a while before continuing: "However, judging from his combat strength today, it seems that it is not as good as before. According to my judgment, there is no need to attack the slaves again. We only need to shrink our troops and stick to Jinnan." Can.

In this way, seeing that there is no possibility of besieging the brocade, the slaves may retreat and leave! "