Soon, the two armies rested in place, and a near-miss encounter came to an end. Zhu Ling and Dong Chuan, who were the protagonists of the matter, also actually met. But this meeting was quite embarrassing.
Dong Chuan felt that he had not found out the situation in time and almost attacked His Majesty's army. He was very scared!
And even if it was discovered in the end, he would definitely be damned! Therefore, for him, who had always enjoyed himself, those dozens of boards must have been extremely torturous and painful. He even knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to speak.
Our Zhu Ling was sitting in the camp with an intriguing expression. Naturally, Wang Jiayan and others had never seen this expression before, and they did not make any guesses. They were just waiting on the side. But Wang Chengen was.
From what I can roughly tell, His Majesty may have arrived because of a near misunderstanding just now and doesn't know how to get off the stage!
In fact, as Wang Chengen said, the person in command this time was actually Zhu Ling himself. Without carefully investigating the situation, he directly ordered the army to start surrounding the opponent. If not for luck, everyone reacted quickly and informed Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao,
I'm afraid that while they are chatting, these two people will suddenly attack.
By then, I'm afraid it will be too late to say anything.
"Dong Chuan, as the deputy commander-in-chief of Shandong, why did you lead an army of 20,000 people here? Are you just bored?" This tone seemed to reproach him. Zhu Ling looked at Dong Chuan who was kneeling in front of him with dissatisfaction and spoke.
road.
"Report to Your Majesty."
Dong Chuan also knew that if he was responsible for this matter, he would naturally have to take it upon himself to give His Majesty a step forward, otherwise his life would be in danger. He said anxiously: "The general was also anxious for a while. He received news that the intruders were going to attack Shandong.
, then hurriedly asked General Liu for instructions, and then led the army to march here. Seeing that His Majesty's troops thought they were intruders, they formed a formation to meet the enemy, making Your Majesty also mistakenly think that we were also intruders.
It’s a misunderstanding.”
"Your Majesty, the situation is quite tense now. Two armies that don't know each other's details are encountering each other. It's good to be vigilant. Fortunately, there were no losses on both sides this time. It's a blessing. In fact, Your Majesty should praise Mr. Dong.
, if he doesn't have the slightest sense of vigilance, he will definitely suffer a loss if he encounters an intruder disguised as my Ming army."
Wang Jiayan on the side came out in time to help Dong Chuan smooth things over. When he heard that he was a subordinate under Liu Zeqing's account, he immediately had an idea. Therefore, when Dong Chuan was so scared, it was useful to help him appropriately.
"This battle also proves that our army can quickly prepare for war in a very short period of time, and tests the combat effectiveness of our army. This also greatly proves that our army will have a better chance of winning if it encounters intruders!" Meng Zhangming also stepped out and surrendered.
road.
Seeing both of them showing off, Fan Xianchao couldn't help but stand up and said: "General Mo previously thought that our Ming Dynasty had very few troops to fight with, but today it seems that Dong Zongbing's army is quite good, and we can arrange it in such a tight time.
The advancement of the formation naturally requires a lot of daily drills, which further proves that this army is quite courageous!"
"Why not let Dong Zongbing be directly incorporated into my imperial camp, and also add some soldiers to our imperial camp in the future!" Sima Jingru, who never wanted to talk often, also suddenly came out and said.
But Dong Chuan, who was kneeling on the ground, had a bitter look on his face when he heard this, but he was extremely troubled. This army was ordered by Liu Zeqing to assist His Majesty, and it was not meant to be sent to His Majesty. If his commander-in-chief knew, would he still have a way to survive?
When Zhu Ling saw that several people were so cooperative, he did not pretend to be pretentious and said directly: "I will pardon your sins this time. I will order you to incorporate 20,000 troops into my imperial camp center army as Dong Chuan's department! Dong Chuan was promoted to the third rank, Zhao
Brave general!"
"General, I thank you, Your Majesty." Although he had been promoted, he was very upset inside.
But Zhu Ling, who suddenly had 20,000 more infantry, was naturally very happy, and said: "Everyone, our army must arrive at Yanzhou Mansion before dinner today. Wang Jiayan will find the fastest way as soon as possible so that the army can arrive quickly.
Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao, you two will lead the cavalry as the vanguard to explore the enemy situation in front. I and Wang Jiayan will be in charge of the central army, and Dong Chuan will lead the 3,000 infantry to suppress the formation."
Immediately there was another sound of obedience in the big tent.
But Liu Zeqing, who was still waiting in Jinan Mansion at this time, was very impatient. Dong Chuan had been away for so many days, but he only sent back one message, and the content stated that everything was correct.
Hearing these words, he immediately wanted to curse. What he wanted was to help His Majesty and make His Majesty have a good impression of him, not to have everything correct! If you make a mistake, I will be the first to kill you!
Such an irritable behavior naturally frightened the surrounding maids to retreat continuously, not daring to say anything, for fear of being noticed by the master and being bullied. But it was obvious that Liu Zeqing did not have such thoughts today, and kicked all these maids out.
They walked out quickly with expressions of forgiveness for their grave sins.
Liu Zeqing, on the other hand, was sitting alone, his eyes full of anger. Suddenly a man walked in from outside, glanced at his sulking commander in chief, and hurried in.
After understanding the general situation, the man said in a helpless tone: "Chief Soldier, you were deceived by Dong Chuan!"
"Why?"
This sentence made Liu Zeqing quite confused. He looked startled and asked quickly. His heart beat faster. Although he didn't look as irritable as before, he felt a little more palpitated.
"General Soldier, you think that if you really hurt your leg, you can gain His Majesty's trust. Then anyone can do this, but do you think His Majesty is a fool? Tens of thousands of troops, such a large-scale operation,
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell when you arrived and where you were, and when you didn't move. Can you hide this from Your Majesty? As long as Your Majesty is willing to send someone to check, it will be clear whether our army has moved or not!"
The man adjusted his sitting position and continued: "At that time, His Majesty will definitely ask you why you didn't send someone to lead the army first. Does this army belong to you, Liu Zeqing? If you are injured, does the army also need to accompany you to heal your injuries?
? If asked, how should you answer?"
The truth of these words made Liu Zeqing silent and immediately turned pale. He had never thought about it, and even just wanted to show his kindness so that His Majesty could spare him. In addition, Dong Chuan's words in his ear made him
I thought that the court still needed him, and if I killed him, I would only break my arm, so I was very relieved.
"My lord, you are confused! What the court needs is your soldiers, not you!"
In an instant, Liu Zeqing stood up suddenly, looking sweaty. It seemed that he had been wandering between life and death for a long time. He immediately held the man's hands tightly and asked, "Anjie, can you do anything?"
"Now we can only save our lives by handing over the power in our hands!" The man named An Jie immediately persuaded him, but it was obvious that Liu Zeqing couldn't accept this suggestion.
Even though he knew that he was in danger, he was still somewhat sober. He lowered his head and thought deeply: "Impossible. Once the military power is handed over, I will be a lamb to be slaughtered. Even if your Majesty does not kill me, other officials will intervene. I will definitely
It will be a dead end! Your Majesty is still afraid of me even if you have soldiers, so you can never hand me over!"
"This plan is all up to you, the general is just a suggestion." An Jie immediately looked helpless.
"It's really a big deal. I surrendered to the intruder. Then Chen Yongfu shot Li Zicheng out of one eye and it was fine. Instead, he was banned from office. I don't believe that I brought 80,000 troops to surrender to him. How can he kill me?"
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"Everyone, we have arrived in Yanzhou."
The next morning, the entire army learned from the message brought back by the messenger sent by pioneer Meng Zhangming that the city of Yanzhou Prefecture was less than five miles ahead. Therefore, after Zhu Ling ordered people to convey this message, the soldiers were all a little excited and no longer
They are as listless as a few days ago. Perhaps for them, eating and drinking is the most practical thing.
Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianwen went to the city first, but in order to meet His Majesty and the army behind him, Meng Zhangming chose to leave a line of cavalry to greet His Majesty's arrival. And Fan Xianwen was not stupid. If he had allowed the army to enter the city without His Majesty's consent,
That was a charge of rebellion. So he took dozens of personal guards and rode into Yanzhou Mansion.
By the time Zhu Ling arrived at the gate of Yanzhou Prefecture, it was already noon. The sun was sitting above his head, and the light coming from it made Zhu Ling quite irritated. Facing the reception of the officials of Yanzhou Prefecture, Zhu Ling barely paused, choosing to ignore it and directly led the army.
City. However, Wang Jiayan personally went to greet the officials and explained to His Majesty.
Naturally, these officials did not dare to blame His Majesty, and they only complained a few words. As the Minister of War, Wang Jiayan personally explained to them, which naturally made them frightened and did not dare to say more. The matter was over, and since then
Won't mention it again.
But what happened next left everyone wondering how to deal with it.