Han ride

Chapter 230 Conditions
"General Li Xin attacked the desert in the north, wiped out many Mongolian tribes in succession, and defeated Jiannu. He must also be a person who understands righteousness. In addition, he used his troops like a god and defended Dengzhou. It is still possible to besiege Kong Youde." He nodded and said softly.It seems to be talking about a trivial thing.

"Well, just send someone to inform General Li Xin about this matter." Zhu Dadian also nodded, and said with a smile: "Presumably with General Li Xin's ability, he will definitely be able to keep Kong Youde out of Dengzhou City." Hearing the words, he nodded.Which of these people is not a human being, so they naturally know what the purpose of the [-] troops came, but it is not easy to make this matter public.It can only be said in private.

"General Jin, I need to rely on you right now to find Kong Youde's cavalry, defeat them, and destroy them." Although Gao Qiqian has no skills, he has fought several wars after all. Naturally, he must defeat the rebels first. cavalry.Only by destroying these cavalry, Kong Youde will be honestly driven away by him, and he will not worry about being attacked by Kong Youde at night, nor will he worry that his food supply will have problems.

"Eunuch, don't worry, the final general will never let Kong Youde have a cavalry." Jin Guoqi stood up and said loudly.

"Master Zhu, this soldier is extremely fast. We can't stay here. We will set off tomorrow and head to Laizhou." Gao Qiqian said coldly, "If we stay here for one more day, the enemy will be able to prepare more One day, the enemy will not be as scrupulous as we are. If they can escape, they can escape. They don’t care about other things. We have to approach the city before the enemy finds out. What does Master Zhu think? "

"Your father-in-law is right, soldiers are precious and fast, and the food and grass for our army has been prepared right now, just wait for your father-in-law's order." Zhu Dadian also nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty is waiting for our success report in Beijing?"

"Well, Guan Ning's iron cavalry will set off now, look for the enemy, and wait for the opportunity to fight. I will march into Laizhou tomorrow to wipe out the rebellion." Gao Qiqian stood up and said loudly.

With Gao Qiqian's order, the army gathered in Qingzhou was activated instantly, scouting and cavalry were everywhere, thousands of Guanning cavalry were the vanguard, and they rushed towards Laizhou with great momentum.The banners covered the sky and the sun, and the news had already been spread to Kong Youde's army by scouts.

"This time the imperial court is not eliminated, we will not give up!" Under the city of Laizhou, a trace of worry appeared on Li Jiuzheng's face.The leading generals this time are different from the last time. Whether it is Gao Qiqian or others, the soldiers advance quickly, and their subordinates are not comparable to ordinary guard soldiers, and Guan Ning cavalry is added.

"Haha, Marshal don't have to worry, the imperial court is like this, and most of the army is incompetent." Geng Zhongming laughed, and said: "Then Guan Ning's cavalry is good? Li Xin is submissive to the pressure. We will kill as many troops as this come to Shandong. No matter how powerful the soldiers are, so what? We have been fighting until now, and the so-called elite soldiers don’t know How many, but what happened in the end, isn’t it a loss of troops? Brothers, don’t worry.” Geng Zhongming’s words made the atmosphere in the big tent a lot easier.

"But the most important thing right now is the issue of retreat. All the ships of our army are in Dengzhou. Although there are some ships in Laizhou, these ships are not suitable for crossing the sea. So we can only go to Dengzhou, but Li Xin occupies Dengzhou. It's a big deal." Kong Youde didn't pay much attention to the imperial court's Guan Ning cavalry either.Maybe Guan Ning's iron cavalry was very powerful in the past, but after World War I last year, the reputation of Guan Ning's iron cavalry plummeted. Even Kong Youde, who was born in Guan Ning, also looked down on Guan Ning's army.

"Marshal, there is someone outside who claims to be from the imperial court asking to see you." At this time, a soldier came in and said loudly.

"People from the imperial court? Are you still thinking of persuading me to surrender?" Li Jiuzheng showed a thoughtful look on his face.His eyes wandered away, as if he was thinking about something.

"It's a big joke for Gao Qiqian to recruit us because he thinks he has the chance to win." Kong Youde said disdainfully: "What use are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court? You still want to persuade us to surrender?"

"Let's listen to what people want to say." Geng Zhongming thought for a while, and said to the two of them.

"I'll see you later." Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde looked at each other, and finally nodded, and someone invited them in.

After a while, a white-faced and beardless middle-aged man came in, glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Li Jiuzheng and the other three.

"Are you from the palace?" Li Jiuzheng looked at the visitor seriously, and stood up in surprise.

"Yes, and no." The eunuch didn't hide his identity, and said with cupped hands: "Our Zhang Guoan was ordered by the supervising army to come to discuss important matters with the three generals." It turned out that this eunuch was none other than someone else. Zhang Guoan from Qingzhou.

"Shandong eunuch Zhang Guoan." Li Jiuzheng nodded. He has been in Shandong for many years and knows some officials in Shandong very well. This Zhang Guoan is the eunuch guarding Shandong.I just don't understand why the guarding eunuch came here, and he still obeyed the order of the supervising army Gao Qiqian.

"This is the end of today's discussion. Brothers, go back and organize the army first. Wait for the siege order." Kong Youde rolled his eyes, stood up, and dismissed the soldiers in the tent.

"Let's talk! What does Eunuch Gao want us to do?" Kong Youde said casually after the generals had left.The two warring parties, coming at this time, are either surrendering or calling for a fight.No matter which one it is, it will be aboveboard and not as sneaky as Zhang Guoan.Kong Youde knew at a glance that there must be a mystery in it.

"Under the order of Eunuch Gao, you can leave Shandong, but you can only retreat slowly, all the way to the city of Dengzhou. When you get there, there will naturally be ships to take you away from my Ming Dynasty." Zhang Guoan looked disdainful, and bowed in the direction of Qingzhou He cupped his hands and said, "You must know that Eunuch Gao has a benevolent heart. He couldn't bear to lose the lives of the generals, so he risked the disgrace of the world and let the generals leave. You generals should cherish this opportunity!"

"What? Let us go?" Li Jiuzheng stood up in surprise.Although he was confident of defeating the imperial court's reinforcements, if he could leave here safely, why would he take risks?It is also detrimental to his strength to lose troops and lose generals.At this time, he suddenly heard that Gao Qiqian was about to let everyone go and send the boat, which surprised him.

"That's right, let you go." Zhang Guoan nodded, cupped his hands and said, "However, everyone, you can leave Shandong, but you are not allowed to plunder the people along the way. If you find a trace of robbing the people, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"This matter, you step back, I was going to discuss it with you brothers." This happiness came a little too soon, Li Jiuzheng couldn't believe it, so he had to discuss it with Kong Youde and others, so as not to be fooled by the other party According to the calculation, the imperial court has countless soldiers and horses that can be squandered, but Li Jiuzheng only has the soldiers and horses in front of him. If he falls into the opponent's trick, it will be difficult to make a comeback.Zhang Guoan naturally understands the truth, but the disdain on his face is even worse. If there is any calculation, how can he let himself come here in secret? They are really a group of cowards. Such people can make things happen, it's a god Big anecdote.Immediately snorted coldly, and got out of the big account.

"Two brothers, tell me, what exactly does Gao Qiqian want to do?" Li Jiuzheng asked curiously after Zhang Guoan left.

"What else can we do, nothing more than use us." Kong Youde pondered for a moment, then Fang sneered, "I said, after we lost Dengzhou, the imperial court actually sent nearly [-] elites to attack us. We do it incidentally, their main enemy is not us."

"Not us? Then who is it?" Geng Zhongming asked curiously.

"Dengzhou Li Xin." Kong Youde said without thinking: "Compared to our nearly ten thousand horses, Li Xin is the biggest enemy of the court, but Li Xin has prestige among the people and has made a lot of contributions to the court. , there is no trace of rebellion at the moment. Although the imperial court is afraid of this person, it is not easy to kill them openly. If they do not kill them, they will feel uncomfortable. In the past, Li Xin hid in the grassland, and the imperial court had no way to do anything, but now it is different, Li Xin It is in Dengzhou, although there are some people in hand, but there is no opponent of the imperial court. So the imperial court will use your hands to slowly approach Dengzhou. Before Li Xin can react, he will besiege Li Xin in Dengzhou. Wipe out Li Xin, the grassland is just like a piece of loose sand. As for us, even if we went to build slaves, what is it?"

"He wants us to destroy Li Xin?" Li Jiuzheng shook his head and said, "Dengzhou City is extremely strong, how can we destroy it?"

"No, he didn't want us to destroy Li Xin, but let us hold Li Xin, and his own soldiers and horses will destroy Li Xin." Kong Youde said disdainfully: "The imperial court has been so corrupt, although Li Xin is not considered a loyal minister, but At the very least, he defeated Jiannu and saved the imperial court once again. Now we want to unify the grasslands and expand the land for thousands of miles. Such officials should be win over, but now they want to use our hands to deal with Li Xin. Who are we? We are traitors. The army is a thief, and it is the target that the court should exterminate, but now they want to unite with us, if this matter is spread, I am afraid that people in the world will not believe it."

"With such an imperial court, it's no wonder that so many people in the world rebelled." Li Jiuzheng sneered, "Whether it's Li Xin or the imperial court, they are our enemies. Hey, as long as we can escape, let them bite each other! These days, survival is the most important thing. Tell that Zhang Guoan, we promise him, and leave Laizhou immediately."

(End of this chapter)