On the way to Xiaoguanzhuang, Jiang Wanli briefly explained Yang Yufan's attitude, and Dayong nodded frequently.
"Yang Zhen is willing to be friends with the general, and he also hopes to kill Li Kong's second rebel to end future troubles, but he does not want the general to have an enmity with Gao Qiqian. If he is good at military affairs, Yang Zhen will be photographed by the court and may have to intervene."
"Yang Yufan achieved his ambition at a young age. If it weren't for his father, Duke Wu Xiang, how could he be awarded the title of general at such a young age." Dayong smiled disapprovingly, "But he has been in Laizhou for several months, and everyone from top to bottom has tried to appease him.
But the master's vision for the suppression is much higher than that of those pedantic officials. Anyway, since he accepts his affection and sells our food, we won't make it difficult for him, just pass the message to him."
"General, do you mean not to antagonize Gao Qiqian?" Jiang Wanli pondered Dayong's words, and seemed not to want to actually fight Gao Qiqian, but if he didn't fight, how could Gao Qiqian be willing to hand over Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde.
Dayong shook his head and said: "It's enough to make friends with others. If you don't make friends with others, how can you afford to fight? Is there anyone in the world who would ask for mercy without holding a knife to his neck?" [
"If there is a war, Yang Zhen will definitely not stand still. How will he explain to the court afterwards?" Jiang Wanli was a little confused. Just now Dayong said that Yang Yufan would not be able to do it, but now he has decided to use the knife. Isn't it contradictory?
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"Yang Yufan has vision and courage, but he is afraid that he will not be able to fight against me in Jinzhou. If he really dared to leave the city, he would not have allowed the rebels to besiege the city for several months." Dayong said confidently.
He pointed his horsewhip at the wolf cavalry in front of him who was reining in his horse and said proudly: "In the realm of Denglai, are there any soldiers and horses stronger than ours in Jinzhou? With such a powerful army in hand, I in Jinzhou can do whatever we want and no longer have to tie up our hands."
End your tail! How can the mere Laizhou garrison be afraid!"
After hearing this, Jiang Wanli was shocked. If these words were spread, wouldn't it be true that Jinzhou was planning a rebellion? But the thought passed by him and he was only worried: "Over there, how are the generals going to explain to the court?
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"Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde was determined to be a traitor. He pretended to surrender, but actually surrendered. He was too high and hidden, so the rebels rebelled again. I led Jinzhou to suppress the rebellion with thunderous force, captured the leader of the thieves and beheaded them with swords. This is how
Great work, will the imperial court still chill the hearts of my Jinzhou soldiers?"
After seeing off the envoy from Jinzhou, Gao Qiqian was furious, "We have long said that Jinzhou is actually a traitor. Previously, the princes in the court were still suspicious. But what happened today is very clear. That Shi Dayong is a traitor. His name is
In order to quell the rebellion, he actually plotted a rebellion. He recruited surrenders and rebels all the way to Jinzhou, and gathered tens of thousands of rebels, but he did not report to the court. Huh, what does Shi Dayong want to do?! From our perspective, he is clearly just another
Li Jiucheng!"
In the tent, Lin Qing, Jin Guochen, Le Guoqi, Jia Hongjiao, Deng Guan, Wang Hong, Zu Dabi, Wu Sangui and others heard Gao Qiqian's words. Some nodded in agreement, some looked angry, and some were angry.
It's an ambiguous look.
"If the Jinzhou Army is really the emperor's army as Shi Dayong said, why did they stop in front of the official camp? This traitor is clearly trying to coerce the public!"
The speaker was Zhang Guochen, the head of the Ministry of War, who ran away from Laizhou. He failed to recruit him last time, but instead killed Xie Lian, the governor of Denglai, and Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, and almost let the rebels invade the city. The crime was enough to kill Zhang Guochen ten thousand times.
, but he just stayed in Gao Qiqian's camp like a normal person, and the court did not order Gao Qiqian to take him to Beijing for punishment. However, Qu Yiyang, the Shuntian Prefecture official who was with him, was taken away by Jin Yiwei together with Liu Yulie.
When they went to Beijing, the treatment of the two of them was really like heaven and earth.
"Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde were photographed when the father-in-law was about to surrender. If they were handed over to Shi Dayong, how would the world view the father-in-law, how would the court view the father-in-law, and how would the emperor view the father-in-law?" Zhang Guochen became more and more excited as he spoke, and got up angrily.
He shouted: "The only plan now is to fight! My father-in-law is the emperor's personal commission to supervise the army. He is leading a real army of the imperial court. How can he be compared to Shi Ni!"
"Only one battle?" Gao Qi hesitated with all his heart. Since Shi Dayong led the Jinzhou Army to the south, he has made great achievements. Shahe was beheaded in a row. The battle in Xiaoguanzhuang forced the rebels not to move an inch, and they recaptured Dengzhou. Zhu
In the Battle of Qiao, he defeated the 6,000 rebel forward troops in less than half an hour. The tens of thousands of rebels in Zhaoyuan were so frightened that they dispersed. Thinking of the Jinzhou battle last year, Gao Qiqian did not dare to make up his mind to fight against Jinzhou for a while.
The swords of the army were sharp. But just watching Shi Dayong stand in front of the barracks, showing off his power every day, he really couldn't swallow it! Kong Youde didn't even think about handing over Li Jiucheng, and even submitted the memorial to Beijing.
Now that everyone in the world knows that Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde have surrendered to him, Gao Qiqian, how can he hand over these two people to Shi Dayong without even showing any shame!
Seeing the hesitation on Gao Qi's face, Zhang Guochen hurriedly winked at Zu Dabi. Seeing this, Zu Dabi hurriedly stepped out to ask for a fight: "Don't worry, father-in-law. Although Shi Ni is powerful, most of his troops are Li Kong."
According to the general's knowledge, the Jinzhou Army of the old rebel army only had more than 800 people when they went south. They have been transferred to battles one after another, and the elites are bound to be wiped out. Shi Ni now only relies on the tens of thousands of rebels, and the general's troops are
But they are the elite cavalry of Liaodong, how can they be compared to such a mob? As long as the father-in-law gives an order, the general will lead his troops to defeat Shi Ni in one fell swoop, chop off his head and come to see the father-in-law!"
"If you don't win, please my father-in-law and kill the last general!" Wu Sangui was very excited because his father's revenge had not been avenged. He clenched his fists tightly and wished he could go out of the camp and capture the traitor Shi Dayong and cut him into pieces with a thousand knives.
Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui's invitation to fight seemed to give Gao Qiqian reassurance. Yes, Shi Dayong only brought 800 soldiers south. After several battles, how many will be left? This traitor now only relies on
The remnants of the rebels who were frightened by him were a ragtag group of people. It was okay to wave the flag and shout, but it was a joke to go into battle to kill the enemy.
What a risk, I almost bluffed the thieves! With the three thousand cavalry of the ancestor family, what kind of battle can't be won! If Shi Ni can be defeated just like that, after returning to the capital, the emperor Hongen really can't imagine it.
Gao Qi's mind was filled with enthusiasm again, and he stood up excitedly. He looked at Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui and praised: "When we were in the capital, we heard people say that General Zu and General Wu are brave, but they can seize the flag among thousands of troops.
The elite soldiers of Liaodong are also among the best in the world for beheading generals. If two generals go out to fight, the traitor Shi will be captured without hesitation!"
After saying that, he looked at Lin Qing, Jin Guochen, Le Guoqi, Jia Hongjiao, Deng Guan, Wang Hong and others, and ordered: "The Liaodong soldiers are in front, and each of you select elite soldiers to follow closely behind. You must defeat Shi Shi in one fell swoop."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qing looked troubled and said hesitantly: "My father-in-law doesn't know. The soldiers in the Beijing camp led by the last general have not been in formation for a long time, so they may not be able to be used for a long time."
"The soldiers under the general's command are not good, their armor is not uniform, and their pay is insufficient, so they may not be able to be put to great use." Deng Guan and Wang Hong also refused to go to war for various reasons. Although their friendship with Shi Dayong was involved, they did have difficulties.
, it was really difficult for his Sichuan soldiers to go into battle.
However, Jin Guochen and Le Guoqi did not refuse to fight, and were willing to lead their elite troops to cooperate with Zu Dabi's Liaodong cavalry. Jia Hongjiao was also eager to lead the elite troops of the Yongwei Battalion to fight.[
Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui were afraid that Gao Qiqian would shrink because the Sichuan army and the Beijing camp did not dare to fight, so they hurriedly said that the cooperation of the Jizhen soldiers was enough. Zhang Guochen also said that the Jizhen soldiers were no less elite than the Liao soldiers. When the Eastern invaders invaded,
At that time, Ji Town's soldiers and horses performed quite well. Shi Ni, who was used to quell the mob this time, must have been able to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer.
Under Zu Dabi's strong request for war and the encouragement of Zhang Guochen and others, Gao Qiqian finally made up his mind to go to war. At that moment, Zu Dabi and others immediately returned to camp to prepare for the war.