Cui Chengxiu tricked Niu Yong a lot along the way. He knew that the relationship between Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong was not very harmonious, and also knew that the relationship between the Liguo Iron Works and the Xuzhou Army was very good, so when he saw the two armies fighting for the road, he immediately felt worried
Calculate.
When the officers and soldiers on the city wall saw Cui Chengxiu's flag, they had already sent people to report to Yuan Chonghuan. When the two groups below the city saw the Minister of War arriving, they didn't even have the consciousness to give way and were still confronting each other.
Mao Wenlong was a little anxious. The Minister of the Ministry of War was a big shot who could not be offended. He tried every means to get on Miao Kejian's path just to get to know a few big shots in the court. Now that the big shots were approaching, how could he let others see the soldiers in Shanting Town?
So unbearable.
Mao Wenlong was originally sitting in the middle of the team on a tall horse surrounded by generals. Now he rolled off his horse in a hurry and trotted towards Cui Shangshu's horse. His fresh guerrillas, Qian Hu,
The generals also hurriedly dismounted and followed Mao Wenlong with a wink, going to pay homage to the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Here Wu Sangui was also shocked when he saw the banner of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and hurriedly called Liu Ziguang to go with him to see the ceremony. Liu Ziguang curled his lips and said: "We are not officials.
Army, see what he did." In fact, I was thinking: I don't kowtow when I see the emperor, how can I kneel down to you, a small minister of the Ministry of War?
Seeing that it was nothing, Wu Sangui had no choice but to take several of his flag officers to see Cui Chengxiu. The two gangs knelt down in front of the minister, shouting loudly: "Beizhi Shanting Counselor Mao Wenlong led his troops to see the minister." "Beizhi."
Wu Sangui, a member of the Thousand Households of the Xuzhou Forbidden Army, came to see Master Shangshu."
Cui Chengxiu was dressed in a scarlet robe and black gauze, riding on a tall horse. Surrounded by generals, he looked like a Confucian general. At this moment, he slowly climbed off the horse with the help of his own soldiers. With a smile on his face, he walked to Mao Wenlong first and extended his hand to help him.
After a while, he said: "I have heard about General Mao's reputation for a long time, and today I see you. As expected, he is a tiger general. Please call him up quickly."
Mao Wenlong persisted and kowtowed a few more times before he got up. He stood aside with a low eyebrow. Cui Chengxiu secretly praised: "He is a talent that can be made." Then he went to help Wu Sangui: "This one is only eighteen years old.
I am going to the youngest Qianhu Wu Sangui. You are really a formidable young man. I have seen your achievements many times in the battle report. It’s good. Get up quickly.”
"Thank you, Sir." Wu Sangui stood up and stood respectfully aside.
Cui Chengxiu looked with satisfaction at the other low-level officers who were still kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand: "Everyone, get up." The officers in Shanting Town all got up when they heard the sound, but several flag officers behind Wu Sangui were still there.
Kneeling, Wu Sangui didn't dare to get up until Wu Sangui quickly turned around and whispered an order.
Cui Chengxiu looked a little sullen and asked: "What happened when your two armies were quarreling and pushing each other just now?" Mao Wenlong took a step forward and said: "Back to your lord, there was a little misunderstanding between Shicai's men and Wu Qianhu's men.
, It’s all right now, all the sons and gentlemen are avoiding the roadside to welcome the adults into the city.”
Seeing Mao Wenlong's beautiful words, Wu Sangui had no choice but to say: "What General Mao Shen said is absolutely true. It's just a small misunderstanding. Everyone wanted to go into the city and they couldn't help but collide. Some small things alarmed the minister, and he was frightened by his humble position."
Cui Chengxiu said "Oh", held the jade belt in his hand and looked up. He saw two groups of people at the city gate clearly separated on both sides. It was obvious that Mao Wenlong's men were more numerous. After pondering for a moment, he spoke: "Mao Shen will be in Shandong for a long time.
Loyal and courageous, with the motherland at heart, you gathered the bloody men of Qilu and made a lot of contributions to the Northern Expedition. We are far away in the capital, and the name of the Shanting Rebels is still as loud as thunder. You light beacons everywhere, hold high the anti-Qing flag, and intimidate the enemy's rear.
, the deeds of severely punishing traitors are spread everywhere, making people admire and admire them!"
Mao Wenlong was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down again, and said humbly: "Your Excellency, this is ridiculous. This is what Wenlong should do as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the court and the people, even if he is very angry, he does not dare to complain at all."
Cui Chengxiu hurriedly helped Mao Wenlong up and then scolded Wu Sangui: "Wu Qianhu's military management is too rough. He has to be close to a hero like General Mao. How can he allow his subordinates to fight with him?"
Wu Sangui was just an eighteen-year-old young man. When he heard this, he was a little anxious and hurriedly defended: "This is the volunteer transport team of the Liguo Iron Works. My humble position is just a liaison officer, not a chief officer. Your Excellency is aware of this."
"Oh, it turns out it's Minzhuang. That's even more unbecoming. He actually argued with the imperial officers and soldiers. Where is their leader? Why didn't he come to greet him? He is really a common man in the village and stubborn." Cui Chengxiu said angrily.
Pulling one side and fighting the other was a strategy he came up with after seeing Mao Wenlong's troops. Thousands of Mao Wenlong's troops have been in Shandong for a long time and have experienced hundreds of battles. They are very worthy of winning over and can even play a big role in getting rid of Yuan Chonghuan.
role, so he planned to take this opportunity to suppress the iron factory's baggage team and show his sincerity to Mao Wenlong.
"Call the leader of the baggage team to come over and see the driver. I want to ask him who gave him such courage. A few hundred civilians dared to defy the imperial court. It is really lawless." Cui Chengxiu continued to rage.
"This..." Wu Sangui began to regret. He just took the blame, but now he has dragged General Liu down. He felt really sorry. He looked back and opened his mouth in embarrassment, but couldn't say what he wanted to say.
Liu Ziguang's ears had already heard Cui Chengxiu's words, and he was furious. He pressed the spring of the Baihong knife a little, and waited for Wu Sangui to come over and step on it. If Cui was rude, he would make his blood splash on the spot.
At this time, a burst of gongs and drums sounded, and a large group of people came out of the city gate. The gate-blocking cart of the death camp had been pulled out, and the welcoming team under the banner of Xuzhou Army poured out in a mighty manner and lined up outside the south gate.
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Yuan Chonghuan was wearing heavy armor and was riding in front on a war horse. Behind him were generals such as Man Gui, Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and behind him were two thousand elite soldiers. The wings of wild geese were spread out, drums and music were blaring, flags were fluttering, and they were welcomed with full guard of honor.
Lord Shangshu has arrived.
Yuan Chonghuan rode his horse up to Cui Chengxiu, dismounted, stood upright without kneeling and said: "The commander of the Xuzhou capital, Yuan Chonghuan, is here to see Cui Shangshu. Please forgive me for not being able to perform the courtesy because I am wearing armor."
Wu Sangui and Mao Wenlong had already wisely stepped aside. Cui Chengxiu said with a smile on his face: "Brother Yuan Chonghuan, you don't have to be polite. I am also a general. I know the hard work of wearing armor, so there is no need to be so polite."
, it seems that the defense of Yanzhou is still very tight, Brother Yuan is required to be on guard at all times."
Yuan Chonghuan replied calmly: "The lower official is responsible for his duties. I dare not slack off. Just now, the Tatars made another move. After hearing the news, the lower official went to the city to observe it, so I delayed welcoming you, and I still hope to see Haihan."
Cui Chengxiu cursed in his heart: "Isn't it interesting to make so many mistakes when you don't want to kneel down to greet me? If you keep trying, you will die at my hands, hum." But he said politely: "Military affairs are the most important thing, how can I care about these false courtesy?"
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Yuan Chonghuan said: "Thank you for your understanding. Please mount your horse and enter the city. Please also enter the city with your subordinates. The camp and barracks have been cleaned up."
Cui Chengxiu's subordinates were a battalion of model soldiers brought from Beijing, as well as Miao Kejian's personal troops, and 3,000 Zhejiang troops. The other 15,000 Zhejiang troops were too numerous and had to camp far away. These troops followed
It is not too much to escort the Minister of the Ministry of Guards.
"This is Shanting Counselor Mao Wenlong and his heroes. They have been working hard for a long time on their saddles and horses. I think they will go into the city with us." Cui Chengxiu said to Yuan Chonghuan.
Mao Wenlong was asked to come to the meeting. This guy actually brought a thousand people over. There was no place to arrange accommodation. Yuan Chonghuan was dealing with Mao Wenlong's visit and thinking of countermeasures when he suddenly saw Wu Sangui. By the way, Li Guo's baggage team must have
When we arrived, we heard that there were six to seven hundred people including the escort, drivers, mules and horses, and several hundred horses. We just had to make room for them.
Yuan Chonghuan called Wu Sangui over and whispered a few words, and the latter left with an embarrassed look. Then the adults got on their horses. Yuan Chonghuan walked in front with Cui Chengxiu, and Cui Chengxiu forced Mao Wenlong to be beside him. Behind them were Man Gui and Zu.
Dashou and other generals accompanied Chen Jisheng and Miao Kejian, followed by the cavalry from Shanting Town and the troops brought by Cui Chengxiu. However, Liu Ziguang's troops were not even qualified to enter the city.
Wu Sangui kept company with him and said kind words, but he still couldn't extinguish the anger in Liu Ziguang's chest. There were seven or eight Qing soldiers' heads hung around his horse's neck. He originally thought he could show his face in full view of Yanzhou City.
, but no one paid any attention to this illustrious military exploit. He traveled hundreds of miles to deliver supplies and weapons to others, but in the end he was not even allowed to enter the city. It was really bullying! Now he felt that hanging so many heads on the horse's neck was not majestic, but
That's ridiculous.
The boys from Shanting Town swaggered into the city proudly and were welcomed by the Xuzhou Army. Those guys who had just suffered a loss at the death camp all looked over with sidelong eyes. There were a few bold guys who saw the officials.
They walked away and shouted at them: "Come into the city, weren't you very cool just now? Why are you so soft now? Haha."
The light cavalry are good at fighting, but not at bickering. Seeing this situation, they were so angry that they rushed over and beat someone, but they didn't know who to beat. They worked so hard to help others fight and gave them free things, but they ended up getting angry.
A cold ass.
Wu Sangui persuaded on the side: "General Liu, I will definitely report to the commander-in-chief to ask for credit for your department's annihilation of the Qing army's elite cavalry. There is really no room in the city now. Cui Shangshu has so many subordinates, plus Mao Wenlong
I am afraid that our Xuzhou Army will have to give up its barracks. I think you should go to the camp in the east of the city. There are three thousand cavalry of your factory there, and it is more convenient to live together..."
Liu Ziguang didn't listen to Wu Sangui's words at all. He was already surrounded by anger. He looked at his brothers from left to right, all of them had angry expressions on their faces. The wounded Zhao Zhangcheng, who was wrapped in bandages, had a hot temper. Seeing General Liu's livid face, he knew that the general
Annoyed, he reached out and pulled the tarpaulin covering the ballista.
"What are you doing?" Liu Ziguang asked in a low voice.
"Shoot these turtles!" Zhao Zhangcheng said nonchalantly.
"Put it away and pass on the order. No one is allowed to move or move around. Let me watch people coming into the city." Although Liu Ziguang was angry, he was far from losing his mind. Five hundred men and horses could still climb over the city where tens of thousands of troops were stationed.
What a big splash, I'm afraid if he starts here, he will be wiped out, not to mention there are more important tasks waiting for him, how can he be motivated and fight for temporary injustice.
All the soldiers of the Death Battalion, plus more than a hundred carriage drivers, lined up quietly behind the welcoming team of the Xuzhou Army to watch others enter the city. They waited until everyone entered Yanzhou and the south gate was closed.
It was overcrowded just now, and only the ironworks' baggage team stood alone outside the bustling South Gate. The sun was setting, the flags were rolling in the wind, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed particularly desolate. Liu Ziguang asked Wu Sangui: "Wu Qian
Hu, where did you tell us to camp just now?"
Finally, there was no trouble in the death camp. Wu Sangui let out a long breath. Hearing General Liu's question, he quickly replied: "It's the camp in the east of the city. There is also the camp of the young general. There are also 3,000 iron guard cavalry from your factory. The commander of the camp
It's my uncle Zu's birthday, we are all of our own kind, there will be no unpleasantness."
"Okay, let's go to the camp in the east of the city." After Liu Ziguang finished speaking, he led his aggrieved men to the camp.