Lu Ming

Chapter 586 First Meeting
The young general with a tough face and a short beard on his cheeks was none other than Kong Youde, the general of Dengzhou Zuoying.

This person was born as a miner in Liaodong, and later defected to Mao Wenlong in Phi Island, recognized Mao as his adoptive father, and changed his name to Mao Yongshi.Because Kong Youde was brave and good at fighting, he later became an important general in Dongjiang Town.

After that, Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, and Dongjiang Town was torn apart.The Dongjiang Section headed by Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others, because of discord with the new general Huang Long, finally took refuge in Denglai Governor Sun Yuanhua and moved to Dengzhou to garrison.

To tell the truth, when I saw the legendary soldiers of the Cao family at the pier today, General Kong’s mood was actually a bit complicated: both fear and gratitude.

He said panic because he knew how powerful the person was.

Think of the 10 strong men in Dongjiang Town, who fought endlessly with Jiannu on the ice and snow. many.

Of course, if the coats and civilians are included, the number of enemy kills reported by Mao Wenlong to the court will be out of bounds.

However, anyone can lie to anyone, but they cannot lie to themselves.

After the Victory Ceremony in the capital, the imperial court spared no expense to transfer 4000 Jiannu heads to the nine sides to promote the country's prestige.

At this time, Dongjiang Qunhao's three views were overturned.Not only did they meet the two Baylor Lords, Amin and Shuo Tuo, who they had in mind, but they also found many acquaintances in the container truck—those acquaintances who chased and killed everyone in the past.

So Kong Youde knew very well that the 4000 slave heads that Cao's beheaded were all elite slave builders.

This is why he was a little panicked today: Only those who have fought with Jiannu with real swords and guns will know how powerful it is.

As for Kong Youde's secretly grateful attitude at this moment, it is not enough for outsiders to understand.

Before this, in fact, the letter from the Ministry of War had already been sent to Denglai Governor's Yamen by express delivery: Sun Yuanhua dispatched capable troops to Shanhaiguan to listen to it.

Sun Yuanhua, a firearms expert, naturally did not dare to neglect after receiving the official document.He once served as the head of Ningyuan and presided over the bombardment of Jiannu, and he is very clear about the significance of this battle of Dalinghe to the Ming court.What's more, since the beginning of this battle, the allies of North Korea and China have written letters to him.

From the official to the imperial court, Sun Yuanhua is the governor of Denglai specially customized for the front line of Liaodong. This time, Sun Yuanhua is duty-bound.

What Sun Yuanhua didn't expect was that the effect of his deployment of generals was not good.A group of Liaodong generals, Zuo Wenling, was in a daze, first boycotting whether to send troops, and when Sun Yuanhua made it clear that the military order could not be changed, this generation shirked and complained.

Sun Yuanhua probably knew a little about the reason why Kong Youde avoided the war.However, as a member of the hereditary literati, Sun Yuanhua has no reason, and it is impossible for Sun Yuanhua to put down his body to explore the mental journey of a group of warriors.

His old grandson didn't rebel, so what's the use of winning people's hearts and minds?

For Lao Sun, when his family submitted a letter to the imperial court for official business, and thus took in a group of Dongjiang beggars, it was already a matter of sharing worries for the country and having a great kindness with his generation.The reason why he ordered to send troops today was that the imperial court had to obey the order, so there was absolutely no room for evasion. No matter what reason Kong Youde had, this soldier must be sent out.

In the end, seeing that the governor was in a bad mood and gave tough orders, Kong Youde and other Liao generals could not resist, so they could only nod their heads in agreement.There is no way, after all, people are under the eaves, eating people's money and food, so they have to eliminate disasters with others.

As for what a group of Liao people planned in private, it is not enough for outsiders to know.

However, things quickly took a turn for the better.

Just when Kong Youde was preparing ships, supplies, horses and sergeants, and was about to land across the sea to support the Northeast War, the Ministry of War sent another urgent document: suspend the dispatch of troops, and wait for the Zhangchao troops to arrive at the port, join forces and leave the mouth of the Liaohe River together.

This inconspicuous official document resolved all the internal contradictions in Dengzhou's civil and military affairs overnight.

Who is Zhangchao General Soldier?Maybe no one knew about it before, but since the incident of King Qin, it is no exaggeration to say that this name is known all over the world.Nowadays, even the boy in the grocery store in the capital knows who Zhangchao Soldier is.

Kong Youde was overjoyed.

There are two things to like.

First of all, being able to fight side by side with Uncle Cao, who is said to kill Tartars like chickens, is a great thing for the Liao people who want to return to their homeland.

Secondly, there is a clear instruction in the official document that the coalition forces will be led by the general of Zhang Chao.For Kong Youde, who is in the current situation, this is actually a very good thing: If things go wrong in Liaodong, everyone can run away, right?Anyway, if something happened, the general would be responsible, so the conflict would be shifted, and there would be no conflict on the side of Sun Yuanhua, who the Liao general cared most about.

With these two happy attitudes, Kong Youde and his team seemed to be full of fighting spirit. During this period of time, they were eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Cao's soldiers, and they only had to stand on the top of Dengzhou city and look at the sea every day.

The Liao people were like this, and Sun Yuanhua, who was watching on the sidelines, was naturally happy to see this matter: Not to mention the strength of the reinforcements, Sun Yuanhua, who originally had the title of an expert in Western learning, was naturally interested in Cao's soldiers and horses armed with firearms. I am also very happy to communicate with Uncle Cao.

As for the last local aborigines in Dengzhou, it goes without saying.To this day, the industrial products manufactured by the traversers have already arrived in ports in the Ming Dynasty, the northern and southern capitals, thirteen provinces, and even the western regions in the desert beyond the Great Wall.There is no saying that the business elites everywhere do not welcome the fleet.

Dengzhou City, which is near the sea, can't be free from vulgarity.On the day the official document arrived at the inspector's yamen, certain crowds had already begun to commotion.

In view of the above reasons, when the Beishang support team arrived in Dengzhou on the day of the final defeat outside the customs, what they faced at the beginning of disembarkation was a huge, well-intentioned and enthusiastic welcome team that included various forces in Dengzhou. .

Sha Zhengming and others did not expect the ending to be like this.

Sun Yuanhua, who personally brought a large number of local officials out to meet him, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, who was nervous and seemed a little flattered, and the "fathers and elders" who would never be lacking in silk and satin with big bellies.

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Not to mention the reason, since the local forces have expressed goodwill in all aspects, Vice General Sha and his party must have gone downhill and started working quickly.

Later that day, the governor's yamen opened its doors in a rare way, and set up a water mat.The local "elders" of Dengzhou and the "elders" of Laizhou next door who arrived earlier jointly presented the famous dishes of various restaurants, as if they were free of charge, and the scene was much grander than when Sun Yuanhua arrived.

During this period, Deputy General Sha, who was the host and guest, finally had the opportunity to answer some questions that the hosts were generally concerned about. For example, why did Uncle Cao not come this trip?

It was difficult to transmit information in ancient times, so before this, the news received by Dengzhou was only a general statement that there was a fleet from the south to increase troops, and did not inform the generals in detail about the number of troops.

So the local officials thought that Uncle Cao led the team just like King Qin last time.

Sha Zhengming will quickly explain to everyone: Before receiving the military report from the court, Mr. Cao had already led his main force to Haidong and Samoyed Kingdom to compete for trade routes, and he was not in Guangdong.

And when Sha Zhengming, who was left behind in Guangdong, received the military report, although he said he was "worried about his father", he was also suffering from the fact that the army was away, so he had to bring the only remaining battalion head a long distance away to help in the battle.

After hearing Deputy General Sha's explanation, the hosts all expressed their understanding.After all, it is not realistic to bother Mr. Cao to bring an army to rescue the court every time. He was born in a sea merchant, and sea trade is the foundation of his life.

Then Deputy General Sha pushed Zhang Zhongqi out.

As one of the northern trio, Zhang Zhongqi was actually at the same level as Sha Zhengming in the military and political ranking within the traverser.

In the previous layout time, due to work needs, Zhang Zhongqi's public identity was only a small boss.This time, he was short on time to make an impromptu appearance, and there was no time to make up his official position, so he needed a recommendation.

Civil officials like Sun Yuanhua don't care much about this so-called confidant general who came out of nowhere.But for Kong Youde and his like, this one is more important, because they learned an important piece of information without saying a few words during the banquet: Mr. Zhang participated in the whole process of King Qin's operation.

The lively running water mat gradually dissipated when the lights were turned on.Afterwards, Sha Zhengming, the leading general of the reinforcements, met with Sun Yuanhua alone.

This is what the title should mean.After all, Sun Yuanhua is the governor of Denglai and the general logistics officer of the operation.No matter what the guest wants to do, including taking the opportunity to carry out industrial and commercial layout in Dengzhou and Laizhou in the future, it must be communicated with Sun Yuanhua in advance.

So Sha Zhengming opened up the case and opened the skylight to say something blunt: In view of the lack of troops this time, and he did not receive direct orders from Uncle Cao, he probably will not take the initiative to fight the northern captives this time.
Sun Yuanhua expressed his understanding after hearing the words, and expressed his appreciation for Deputy General Sha's outspoken style.After all, Lao Sun had just been pushed through Tai Chi by one of his Liao army generals a few days ago, so he appreciates this style more.

At this moment, Sun Yuanhua, who knew it well, nodded silently, expressing his agreement: After the two families join forces this time, it is necessary to send troops to Liaodong, but they do not pursue the results of the battle.

This choice is correct.

To put it bluntly, in this battle, the real protagonists are the fortification faction headed by the emperor and Sun Chengzong in politics, and the Guanning warlord group in military affairs; like the Cao clan from the north, or the soldiers under the governor of Denglai Horses, in fact, belong to the non-staffed people who eat melons.

Whoever gets the benefits will contribute. This is the basic principle, so Sun Yuanhua's bottom line is to send troops to go on missions in accordance with the order of the court.As for what results the soldiers and horses sent out can reap, Lao Sun himself didn't believe it.

In history, Lao Sun has repeatedly urged Kong Youde's 800 cavalry to go on the road. The intention of handing over to the court has been obvious: what if 10 Dongjiang cavalry go to a big battle with 800 people?If Kong Youde really had that ability, he wouldn't be hunted down by the Tartars every day, or treated as a beggar by the imperial court for "removing the vassal".

In addition, there is the most important point: it is no secret that the imperial court is suspicious of a certain general in the south.So in the eyes of a scholar-bureaucrat like Sun Yuanhua, regardless of whether Uncle Cao is chasing huskies or Samoyeds, in short, it is really a wise choice to send fewer people to deal with errands like today.

(End of this chapter)