Chapter 255: I am the one who takes credit for the battle, but someone else
Jin Guoqi rode his horse and led Le Guochen and other generals to arrive. Before the horse could stop, he eagerly clasped his fists and said, "I will see Eunuch Gao at the end!" He got off his horse and saluted.
Le Guochen and others also dismounted one after another and bowed to Gao Qi with great respect.
A group of generals saluted themselves, raised their heads and looked satisfied, with smiles on their faces. They raised their hands and pretended to be humble and said: "Jin Zhentai, please get up quickly, please get up quickly, our family is no more than a slave to the emperor, so what?"
To be given such a great gift as Jin Zhentai is really a big deal for our family." After saying that, he got off his horse and took a few steps forward to help Jin Guoqi up.
"My father-in-law is the eunuch who is the chief eunuch of the imperial camp and supervises the army for the emperor. How can he not be given the gift of being the last general?"
Jin Guoqi insisted on finishing the ceremony, then stood up and said in a consultative tone: "Just now I came to report that the rebels have retreated towards Laizhou. The general is thinking that it will be dark soon and the wind and snow are heavy. If
If we continue to march, we may encounter unexpected events, so I would like to ask you to publicly announce whether our army can camp here in Xiaoguantun and wait until the weather improves tomorrow before setting off to Laizhou?" [
Gao Qiqian thought for a moment, then nodded happily and said: "Although this place is only more than twenty miles away from Laizhou, our family is ordered to fight against thieves. We should not stop too much along the way. We should go all the way to Laizhou City. But our army has just passed by.
During the battle, the sergeants were exhausted and there was wind and snow. For safety reasons, it was better to set off for Laizhou tomorrow. This meal had to be eaten one bite at a time, and this battle naturally had to be fought step by step. I couldn’t eat hot tofu in a hurry. Although our family was in the imperial court
I don’t have much military experience from my background, but our family is most considerate of our subordinates. According to Jin Zhentai’s wishes, we will camp in this small official village tonight!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
Jin Guoqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Gao Qiqian would force him to continue marching. Although this place was close to Laizhou, it was also within the sphere of influence of the rebels. Although the rebels had retreated, the main force was still there.
If we set up an ambush and harass us, it will be a difficult time tonight, and we might even be in danger of defeat.
The general of Miyun, Le Guochen, was a little worried and said: "The rebels have been surrounding Laizhou for some time. Since we have been ordered to rescue, we should arrive as soon as possible. Although it is dark, the rebels have been defeated and we are determined to fight again.
, why don’t we take the opportunity to go straight to the city, cooperate with the inside and outside of the city, and kill them individually before we stand up!"
"It's true that soldiers are expensive and fast, but we have come a long way and are not familiar with the terrain. If we advance the army in a hurry, there may be something unexpected." Jin Guoqi did not offend Le Guochen for holding the opposite opinion with him, because although Le Guochen was called his subordinate, he was also his subordinate.
Although the military commander of Miyun is not as good as the commander of the town, the difference is still close. This time he was ordered to command the reinforcements. The two of them had a cooperative relationship rather than a subordinate relationship. Therefore, they could not simply and rudely scold him.
It is about discussing with each other and trying to reach an agreement.
Le Guochen was hesitant, wondering whether he should insist on continuing to march or camp on the spot.
Seeing this, Gao Qiqian smiled and said: "General Le's worries are unreasonable, but we are not in a hurry at this moment." He confidently pointed in the direction of Laizhou, "Laizhou City has high walls and thick walls.
It is as impregnable as Dengzhou. The loss of Dengzhou was due to the internal response of Liao soldiers, but there were no Liao soldiers in Laizhou city, and the city defenders had long seen through the rebels' tricks, so we believe that Laizhou will not be lost easily.
Let’s just have a good night’s rest in this small official village and recuperate our energy before heading back to Laizhou City to fight the rebels tomorrow!”
Jin Guoqi also said: "Laizhou guard Xu Congzhi was in Liao Town with the last general in the past. This man is very capable of running the army and is very cautious. With him here, Laizhou will not be in danger."
Seeing that both Jin Guoqi and Gao Qiqian did not agree to continue the march, Le Guochen could not say anything more, so he nodded in agreement.
After searching the crowd, no one from the Zu family was found. Gao Qiqian couldn't help but wonder, and asked Jin Guoqi: "Why don't you see Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui?"
"Zu Dabi is still in the cavalry of his headquarters. He has sent someone to pass the news at the end of the day, but Wu Sangui is here." Jin Guoqi said and turned around and shouted: "Chang Bo, come and see Eunuch Gao quickly!" (Author's note: Chang Bo!
, aliased by Wu Sangui.)
He shouted, but Wu Sangui didn't come out. A closer look showed that Wu Sangui was not among the crowd. Jin Guoqi couldn't help but said "Huh" and asked others: "Where is Wu Sangui?"
Everyone just followed Jin Guoqi to see the eunuch of the Beijing camp. No one paid attention to what was happening behind them. They all shook their heads and said they didn't know.
Le Guochen looked behind him and shouted, "Isn't this coming?"
Everyone went, and sure enough, a dozen riders were galloping towards them. As they got closer, they saw that there were several more riders behind this group of people.
"The last general, Zu Dabi, has met Eunuch Gao!" Zu Dabi's voice was like a loud bell.
"General Zu, please rise!" Gao Qiqian nodded secretly, Zu Er Madman really lived up to his reputation.
Wu Sangui, who was following his uncle, also saluted forward and said with great energy: "Wu Sangui, the last general, has seen Eunuch Gao!" [
"Haha, you are brave enough to win the three armies, and your filial piety is heard all over the world! What a young general Wu Sangui. When our family was in Beijing, we often heard people mention you. Even the emperor praised you for your fair complexion!" Gao Qiqian helped him up very happily.
Wu Sangui looked him up and down, and the more he looked at him, the happier he became.
"Your father Wu Xiang served the country loyally and died on the battlefield." Gao Qiqian was about to say something about Wu Xiang when a non-serious voice came from his ears: "The last general Shi Dayong has seen Eunuch Gao!"
Hearing the sound, Gao Qian glanced sideways and nodded calmly: "Well, General Shi Shen, please get up."
"Yes, father-in-law!"
After Shi Dayong and his subordinates got up, they found that Gao Qiqian was pulling Wu Sangui to say something without looking at them at all. An acquaintance over there, Bai Shangyi, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Guard, was glaring at them angrily.
He had offended Gao Qiqian several times, how could he expect the other party to look good on him after meeting him? Shi Dayong waved his hand slightly, signaling his subordinates not to move. To be honest, he was quite grateful to Gao Qiqian at the moment, if not
If the other party brought troops to help, he would be afraid that he would be a corpse lying on the snow, and he would not be able to speak.
As a human being, you should want to repay kindness. If someone saves you, you must endure it even if there are thousands of things wrong with you. This is the way to be a human being.
Shi Dayong thought this way and did the same thing. Gao Qiqian ignored him and did not take the initiative to speak. After nodding towards Jin Guoqi, Le Guochen and others, he consciously led his men to the back.
After Haosheng comforted and encouraged Wu Sangui, Gao Qiqianfang let out a long sigh, as if he was sad for Wu Xiang's untimely death. Wu Sangui moved his mouth and wanted to tell Gao Qi the real culprit who killed his father.
Qianzhi was stopped by Zu Dabi's wink.
Gao Qiqian didn't pay attention, turned around and walked towards Jin Guoqi and Le Guochen, saying with emotion: "Jin Zhentai came all the way to lead his army to help, and in the first battle he severely damaged the main force of the rebels. He not only displayed the majesty of our official army, but also the majesty of the emperor. Our family
You have to go up to the emperor to ask for merit for you!"
"Um?"
As soon as these words came out, Jin Guoqi and Le Guochen were stunned. Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui were also stunned for a moment. However, the expressions of Shi Dayong and his subordinates changed invariably.
This battle was obviously fought by our Jinzhou Army, so why did the credit go to them?