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Chapter 971 According to Mr., what should I do?
Lidong is the first solar term in winter, and it also represents the beginning of the whole winter. It is also the beginning of winter and March. Autumn harvest, winter storage.

Everything in the world sprouts in spring, grows in summer, harvests in autumn, and enters the state of collection and recuperation in winter.

In the written work "The Collection of 72 Hours of the Moon Order" compiled by Wu Cheng, a literati in the Yuan Dynasty, it said: "Establishment is the beginning of construction", and also said: "Winter is the end, and everything is collected."

The beginning of winter means that the vitality begins to be closed, everything enters the state of recuperation and storage, the vegetation withers, and the stinging insects dormant, as it is said in "The Book of Filial Piety": "The fight refers to the dryness, and it is the beginning of winter. The winter is the end, and everything is stored. also."

Now it is the second day after the beginning of winter. Although the snow is not as heavy as yesterday, it is still falling non-stop. The inside and outside of Jinzhou city is already silvery white, and the ground has already been covered with a foot of snow.

In the white snow, although there are still scouts from both sides of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there is no more battle. They are struggling in the thick snow, especially the scouts of the Xuanfu army have changed into white cloaks, Already blended with the snow.

Looking from a distance, one can occasionally see slightly raised snow bumps here and there. Some are shelters dug out by the scouts on both sides to avoid the wind and snow, while others are naturally formed by the wind and snow. They all look similar, and outsiders can't tell them apart at all. .

They each chose a high place near their respective camps, dug out snow nests one by one, hid in it and secretly observed each other's movements, and occasionally shot one or two arrows towards the opposite side.

However, it is not easy to observe in the wind and snow, that is to say, some shadows of people can be seen, and the aim of the arrows is not as good as usual. Although there are occasional arrows flying back and forth, they rarely hurt people.

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Even so, Zhang Cheng still felt a little unbelievable, and he asked again: "Does Governor Xingyuan know this news?"

Xie Sixin also had a slight smile on his face, and he went on to say: "I am lucky to have General Zhongchen's foresight in assisting the Liao Wangshi, and he has already transferred enough food and grass here, so it is not enough to persist for a ten-year period.

What's more, Zhang Cheng sometimes argues with reason and refuses to give up an inch of merit, but sometimes he is very reasonable and generous, and he is willing to distribute the great merit to others, so that many people get his benefits.

But then he said to Zhang Cheng with a serious face: "General Zhenshuo, Sixin has a request here, I hope you can accept it. Otherwise, Sixin would never dare to eat and drink today's food and drink."

The snow further south from here has not been completely cleared, but a row of slightly messy horseshoe marks can be seen, which is obviously left by the knights who passed information between Jinzhou and the southern Tucheng.

But outside Yong'an Gate in the south is different, because the temporary Xingyuan of Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou is temporarily set up in Tucheng outside Nanguan, and Zu Dashou needs to go to Xingyuan to participate in military meetings from time to time.

After all, based on Zhang Cheng's original memory, although incomplete, it seems that Xie Sixin did not die in the Songjin Battle in history, which is enough to show that he has not always assisted Hong Chengchou.

Early in the morning on the ninth day of October in the 14th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

Xie Sixin laughed, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "Although Sixin and General Zhenshuo have known each other for a short time, they feel that they have met a lifelong confidant. When you and I will drink together at the same table and have a good talk, the general left Mister one mouth, Mr. one mouth right, wouldn’t it spoil the scenery!”

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Although this heavy snow has been falling for two days and one night, the trenches are full of floating snow blown in by the north wind, without any load-bearing capacity, but if heavy objects fall on them, they will fall to the bottom of the trenches instantly .

Xie Sixin did not refuse, he said with a smile: "Of course it is better to obey than to be respectful."

Jinzhou City is also like a snow-white castle. The walls and gatehouses on all sides are completely covered by snow. Occasionally exposed sharp corners of gatehouses or crenels of the city walls seem to show everyone the stubbornness of this important military town of Ming Dynasty.

If you want to say that he is not loyal to Daming, but he does his best in every battle. He is the only one among the generals who aided the Liao Dynasty. He has the most outstanding military exploits and killed the most slaves. It is the No.1 channel to open Jiejin.

Zhang Chengfang replied: "General Zhang has sent another scout to investigate, and it is estimated that there will be more news after a while."

Zhang Chengchu was also shocked when he heard the news of the slaves' retreat. Although he and Xie Sixin had already guessed the ending before, when the matter came to an end, they still felt a little bit of surprise in their hearts.

This made Xie Sixin so incapable of playing, he was slightly taken aback for a moment, but then he recovered and smiled enthusiastically: "General Zhenshuo is so kind, how can Xie refuse."

In Hong Chengchou's view, the reason why Zhang Cheng refused to give up was to build his prestige; while the reason why Zhang Cheng gave up was to secretly buy people's hearts, which shows how difficult it is.

"There is a lot of ice and snow in the north wind in Lidong, but there is no rain or snow in the south wind in Lidong."

In fact, the Liao soldiers in Jinzhou City didn't pay much attention to the patrols in the west of the city. After all, they just guarded the city gates. On such a snowy day, the Qing army would not come to attack.

It was because of Zhang Cheng's promise that Xie Sixin had the leisure and elegance to discuss the weather with Zhang Cheng, but he did not expect that Zhang Cheng would suddenly invite him to visit Xuanfu.

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But for the sake of the overall situation of Liaodong, he still sent Xie Sixin to investigate Zhang Cheng's background in a private capacity, wanting to know his attitude in the battle of crossing the north and breaking Jinwei.

Zhang Cheng had intended to make friends with Xie Sixin, but now seeing him say this, he hit his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Mr.

However, with such a heavy snowfall, its food and grass supply will be interrupted like mine, and I am afraid that it will not be able to stay here with me for a long time.Mr. Xie, can you estimate when the slaves will retreat? "

Therefore, although the snow outside Yong'an Gate in the south of Jinzhou is as thick as other places, a six-foot-wide road has been cleared in the middle, leading to the outside of Nanguan.

Now, Xie Sixin proposed this idea on his own initiative, Zhang Cheng readily agreed, he could understand in his heart that even if Xie Sixin had followed Hong Chengchou for a long time, he couldn't bear to leave him.

Then...according to Mr., what should I call Dang? "

It turned out that when Xie Sixin was in Ningyuan City, he had traveled a lot with Zhang Cheng through Wu Sangui, and he was very familiar with each other, and it was easier for him to speak than others, so Hong Chengchou asked him to find out Zhang Cheng's background .

What's more, if we forge a good relationship with Xie Sixin today, the relationship between the two will be closer, and the mutual understanding will be enhanced. Maybe Xie Sixin himself will become his staff in the future.

Moreover, Zhang Cheng's performance is often unexpected. You can say that he is loyal to Daming, but he secretly entangles with Wang Pu and Li Fuming in order to strengthen his own power.

"Hahaha……"

"I'm lazy to write new poems with a frozen pen, and the wine is warm when the cold furnace is cold. When I'm drunk, I look at the ink flowers and the moon white, and I feel suspicious of the snow-covered village in front of me."

As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed to the soldiers of the Xuanfu army guarding the city gate...

"Father commander, report back from the scouts, the slave bandits have left the camp, and the slave bandit barracks in the west of Jinzhou City is empty." Zhang Chengfang replied.

"Good, very good, so good!"

Hong Chengchou's ability to govern the army can be seen from this.

This time it was Zhang Cheng's turn to be dazed, and he asked with a puzzled look: "Mr. Xie, what are you asking for? But it doesn't matter, as long as Zhang Cheng can do it, there will be no ambiguity."

Zhang Cheng is beside Xie Sixin at this moment. Although he is also looking at the silvery white in the north, he is more concerned about the movements of the Qing army in his heart. Immediately following Xie Sixin's words, he said: "It is difficult for military vehicles to move under a foot of snow, and slaves and thieves are broken." Will not strike at this moment.

And with this row of flags, marking the edge of the trench, the scouts going out to check inside and outside Jinzhou City can avoid such risks.

Zhang Cheng even bluntly stated to Xie Sixin that he and Wu Sangui were as close as brothers. Although they met late and for a short time, they were friends at first sight.

Touched by the scene, Zhang Cheng couldn't help sighing: When will he be like Hong Chengchou, not only will his subordinates be like a cloud of fierce generals, but also civil servants and aides will be full of talents like Hong Chengchou.

When Xie Sixin saw that Zhang Cheng asked himself, he immediately replied: "How old is Sixin? If General Zhang does not give up, you and I are in private, how about we call each other brothers?"

But in his hands he holds the most powerful army to aid Liao, and he has the emperor's holy family, and he has the care of his own soldier Chen Xinjia. Even Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, has nothing to do with him.

"what?"

Zhang Cheng couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but he also sighed secretly in his heart: Hong Chengchou is indeed surrounded by a lot of talents, among the generals are not only Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, He Renlong and others who are brave and good at fighting, even Zuo Guangxian, Li Fuming, Bai Guangen , Ma Ke, etc. are not ordinary people.

Zhang Cheng looked at the very excited Zhang Chengfang in front of him, and asked, "Is this news true?"

For Hong Chengchou, among the many generals who aided the Liao Dynasty, only Zhang Cheng made him scratch his head the most. For some reason, he always felt that he couldn't touch Zhang Cheng's hole card.

At the dawn of his genius, Zhang Cheng was called out by his adoptive son Zhang Chengfang in a hurry: "Father, the slaves and thieves are retreating."

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Sir, what do you think? "

Zhang Cheng continued: "Mr. Xie, the children have stewed ginseng chicken soup today, as well as mutton soup and mutton dumplings, why don't you and I go back to the tent first, have a few drinks, and talk while drinking.

There are also many literati and staff under Hong Chengchou's account, such as Xie Sixin, Li Song and a few others, but they are just the best of them.

On the contrary, Zhang Cheng made it clear that he was very supportive of Wu Sangui's second place. After all, the Ningyuan army was quite capable of fighting, and they performed very well in every battle. from.

Maybe it's because my prestige and prestige are not enough. I hope that after the war in Liaodong is over, my prestige can reach a higher level and I can recruit famous people from all over the world for my own use!

Of course, the most important thing is whether Zhang Cheng is willing to leave Xie Jin's second place in military merit to Wu Sangui.

But he is a person with great talent, and there are many fellow villagers, classmates, and friends of the same year around him. If he can introduce one or two people with real talents and knowledge, that would be great!

In fact, Zhang Cheng has always suffered from the fact that there is no such person as Xie Sixin around him to help him make suggestions and share some daily chores.

Originally there was a talented scholar, Wang Yuanjing, but now he stayed in Yuhe, Henan Province to assist Chen Zhong, and he did the collection of taxes at the Minhe Chaoguan, but he did not join the army to fight in Liaodong.

There is another Wei Zhice who can be used, but he is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and he is still needed to lead the army and fight, so he cannot be spared.

In the south of Jinzhou, on the wall of the north gate of Tucheng, Xie Sixin, the confidant of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, looked at the sparse snowflakes floating in the sky, and when he looked around, his eyes were silvery white.

Xie Sixin spoke very euphemistically at the beginning, but Zhang Cheng made it straightforward. He made it clear that the reason why he strives for military merit is mainly for the brave soldiers who follow him, and they must not let them sacrifice their lives for the country in vain.

However, the slave thief may not have such foresight. Sixin estimates that his food and grass can last for at most three to five days, and he is afraid that his withdrawal will be within this or two days. "

Rows of flags were planted at intervals outside the west and south gates of Jinzhou, reminding the soldiers of the Ming army that there were still deep trenches dug by the Qing army.

It is said that Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of his supervising battalion, is also a rare general, and Zhang Zhongping, the commander-in-chief who was ordered to announce the order of the army, is also very brave and resolute.

He is not chilling for the sake of the soldiers under his command, but also for their future, but he can only defend the first achievement of Xie Jinwei, and naturally he doesn't care about the others.

Today, although Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Mingyuan and other adoptive sons are still in Zhang Cheng's Chinese army, who are by his side to be encouraged by him, but even if they can barely read, they are still a group of children after all, how can they compare with Xie Sixin and others in experience .

He couldn't help sighing, and then said: "This snow has been falling for two consecutive days, it's time to stop."

"This...Cheng Fang is not sure."

Regarding Xie Jinwei's great achievements, what was Zhang Cheng thinking in his heart, and how much military merit did he want to obtain?

Zhang Cheng naturally had no meaning to this, and he couldn't help shouting again and again.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng blurted out: "Mr. Xie, when you have free time, can you go to the Xuan Mansion for a gathering, so that Zhang Cheng can ask a question or two in person, and often listen to the teacher's teachings?"

He paused for a while, and then continued: "When the Liao affairs settle down, Sixin will ask Governor Hong for leave and visit the Xuanfu, so as to see for himself how General Zhenshuo trained such a strong army. "

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Now these deep trenches have been covered by white snow. On the surface, they look the same as other places, but once you accidentally step on them, you will immediately fall into the deep snow. After being completely buried by it, it will be very difficult. Difficult to climb up again.

Zhang Chengfang didn't know how to answer this question, he thought for a while, and then continued: "The road has been blocked by heavy snow for several days, and there is no one in the other camps who does not close the sentry at night."

He continued hesitantly: "I'm afraid Governor Xingyuan has not heard the news yet."

Zhang Cheng also felt that Zhang Chengfang's analysis made sense. The north wind was howling, the sky was full of snow, and the people in other towns were lying on their stomachs in the camp, but the Xuanfu army was still sent out normally to monitor every move of the Qing army. .

Even so, it was only after the Qing army retreated that they became aware of it, not to mention the few military towns that did not force them to send out their sentries at night, so naturally there was no news.

(End of this chapter)