Chapter five hundred and nineteen leading the order out of the city
Wu Sangui was not a fool. He naturally understood the coexistence of risks and opportunities. As soon as he arrived, Li Yan asked him about sending troops, which was a test of his loyalty.
It stands to reason that he has just arrived with the army, so he should let the army rest for a few days. Besides, it is more appropriate to leave the attack to Zu Dashou and the others, who are the local snakes in Jinzhou. Even worse, Li Yan also has 20,000 elites in his hands, but Li Yan
But he chose to leave this matter to himself, and the flavor contained in it is even more intriguing.
Wu Sangui didn't answer, just bowed his head in thought. Li Yan didn't urge him, just smiled and looked at Wu Sangui without saying a word, but he remembered the words of celebrity Pang Gang who called him to the imperial study room before leaving the capital.
"My beloved, you are going to Liaodong to solve the border troubles in Liaodong in one fell swoop. The Tatars are ambitious and have been killing our Chinese people for decades without any reason and plundering our government's finances. Moreover, they are nomadic people and have no culture themselves.
If it is allowed to take over the Central Plains, it will bring immeasurable disasters to our country.
Aiqing should go together with the ancestral family, the Wu family and other local forces in Liaodong to do this great thing. However, because the Wu family and the ancestral family have been operating in Liaodong for hundreds of years and have deep-rooted influence, you must be careful when you go. The rest of the Wu family are doing nothing.
Only Wu Sangui, the son of Wu Xiang, is brave and resourceful. You should be careful. As for Zu Dashou, he is a veteran in the battlefield and should not be underestimated. You can use strategies such as dividing and drawing in others to slowly plan for it, but you must not act too hastily...
..."
Li Yan carefully recalled what Pang Gang said to him before leaving, but his eyes were fixed on Wu Sangui carefully. He wanted to see the leader of the new generation of Liaodong forces who was evaluated by Pang Gang as brave and resourceful, but ambitious.
How great generals responded to their orders.
Wu Sangui lowered his head and thought for a while, then finally raised his head and looked at Li Yan and said: "Since the Governor has an order, I must obey it, but before that, I have something to ask of you."
Li Yan said with great interest: "You tell me!"
Wu Sangui said seriously: "Captain Mingjian, although the Tatars only have 5,000 people, they are ferocious. If they really want to escape, the infantry cannot stop them. With the last 6,000 cavalry, we can completely annihilate the 5,000 Tatars."
The difficulty of Thousand Elites is really too great. I think I can defeat them, but I am not sure of annihilating them all."
"Hmm!" After hearing this, Li Yan nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Wu Sangui was even higher. He was still clear-headed and not arrogant, so he asked: "What do you think Mr. Wu has to say?"
Wu Sangui said seriously: "I am ashamed of myself. I think that if you want to completely wipe out this enemy army, you will have to do it only if the commander lends your cavalry to one of my troops."
Li Yan asked with great interest: "Then how many cavalry do you want to 'borrow'?"
Wu Sangui said without hesitation: "Of course, the more, the merrier!"
When Li Yan heard this, he couldn't help but get angry. Do you think you are Han Xin? The more the better, and you are not afraid of being stretched to death. So he shook his head and said: "No, the number of cavalry I brought is not large, but I can't hand it over to you."
.Also, didn’t I deliver to you more than 10,000 pieces of armor and many weapons a few days ago? Are you so timid in dealing with a mere 5,000 Tatars?”
Wu Sangui opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Li Yan. Li Yan said decisively: "Okay, don't take advantage of me. If you think the troops are not enough, you can borrow them from Zu Dashou. As for me,
There is not a single soldier here. If you can't do this well, how can I expect you to defend our territory? If you fail to set off within half an hour, don't blame me.
The law is ruthless!"
"Yes, I will prepare immediately!"
Wu Sangui was speechless and just retreated angrily.
Seeing Wu Sangui going out, Li Yan sighed softly. He rubbed his temples with both hands, and after a while he let go. Now he finally realized the cunningness of these border generals. These people are simply a group of capable people.
I'll take advantage of it. If something bad happens, you'll get the goods. I'll bring tens of thousands of armors and weapons. They'll swallow them all without even frowning. But once they go into battle to fight the Tatars, each one will become more slick than the last one.
It would be extremely difficult for people like this to eliminate the Tatars.
But it was said that Wu Sangui walked out of the gate. More than a dozen soldiers guarding the gate in the street ahead and generals from Shanhaiguan saw the general coming out, and immediately led the horses to greet him. The leader, a deputy general with a long face, immediately
Asked: "Sir, what did the supervisor say? Did it give us any benefit?"
Wu Sangui, who was feeling angry, finally found a punching bag, glared at him angrily and reprimanded: "Benefit, what other benefit do you want? Is it to give you a hundred and eighty-year-old girl, a mountain of gold and silver, or a mountain of gold and silver?
Make you a general?"
The lieutenant lowered his head and said sheepishly: "The general said that we have come all the way to Jinzhou, so the commander must show some expression!"
"What a bullshit!" Seeing his subordinate's greedy face, Wu Sangui couldn't help scolding him again, "We have just arrived in Jinzhou and have not made any achievements yet. Why should they tell us that he is our biological father or that he owes us something?"
Ours? I just think about the benefits all day long, and I don’t even know how you lead the troops on weekdays."
The deputy general who had been scolded by Wu Sangui did not even dare to raise his head. Seeing that his companion was embarrassed, another general quickly smoothed things over and said: "Sir, Lao Zhang is such an unobtrusive person. Don't be the same as him. You
Let me tell you, what did the Superintendent tell you?"
After listening to the general's words, Wu Sangui sighed and gave Li Yan's orders one by one.
Everyone frowned. This task was indeed very troublesome. It was not easy to annihilate the five thousand Tatar cavalry. Not to mention whether it could be completed, even if it could be completed, what would the local generals like Zu Dashou and others in Jinzhou do if they sent out troops like this?
Think? Originally, the Wu family and the Zu family were so close that they could wear the same pair of trousers, but if Zu Dashou mistakenly thought that the Wu family was going to leave them alone because of this incident, it would inevitably cause a rift between the two parties who were originally as close as one family.
It means the gain outweighs the loss.
Wu Sangui then smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, I wanted to borrow some cavalry from the Superintendent, but the Superintendent refused. He also said that if you want to borrow troops, you can borrow them from my uncle, but my uncle's troops in Jinzhou are not strong enough.
It’s not much, can he lend it to us? It seems we can only do it ourselves!”
Having said this, Wu Sangui himself felt very ashamed. He had nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, but he was still hesitant to deal with the Tatars' 5,000 soldiers and horses. It was no wonder that the supervisor did not want to see him.
The long-faced lieutenant hesitated for a moment and then said: "Then...should we inform Mr. Zu?"
Wu Sangui thought for a moment and hesitated, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That's all, this is my uncle's territory. How could he not know about such a big thing as our sending troops? If we tell him deliberately again, it will inevitably make the supervisor unhappy.
, it’s better not to say anything.”
When everyone heard what Wu Sangui said, they didn't say anything. They all got on their horses and galloped away to the south...
Half an hour later, the news that Wu Sangui led the army to set off reached the ears of Li Yan and Zu Dashou. Li Yan just smiled lightly and went about handling military affairs, while Zu Dashou and others gathered in front of the general.
Countermeasures were discussed in the lobby of the mansion.
Zu Dachou said angrily: "Uncle Chang is really not honest in what he does. The entire army went out without even saying a word to us. Now my second uncle doesn't even know what's going on. This is too disrespectful to us."
Uncle takes it seriously."
Zu Dalue and the others did not say anything, but turned their attention to Zu Dashou who was sitting in the main seat.
Zu Dashou held up the teacup with his left hand, put it on the coffee table with his right hand and clasped it gently, making a soft "beep" sound. After a long time, he smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing. Just now we didn't collect the tea at night. Yesterday
Thousands of Tatar cavalry were discovered more than a hundred miles outside Jinzhou City. They were led by Prince Su Hauge and were heading towards Jinzhou. Chang Bo must have left the city to meet the enemy on the orders of the governor.
"
Zu Dachou was not happy and shouted loudly: "But they should tell us what they are doing. What they do makes us look like outsiders! Don't forget, Jinzhou is our territory!"
"Shut up!" As soon as Zu Dazhu finished speaking, he was stopped by Zu Dashou. He said reproachfully: "What is our territory! In the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. In this world
They all belong to the Emperor, and if the supervisor hears about your work, it will definitely cause trouble!"
"What the elder brother taught me is that the younger brother is wrong!"
Being scolded by Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou obediently lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Seeing Zu Dachou admitting his mistake, Zu Dashou softened his tone and said: "Actually, the reason why Uncle Chang didn't say goodbye to us was because he was afraid that the supervisor would have a grudge after knowing about it. This is also human nature, and we don't need to blame him so harshly.
It’s just that I’m very worried about whether Uncle Chang is that Hauge’s opponent!”
Having said this, Zu Dashou sighed lightly. Although there was nothing unusual on the surface after Li Yan came to Jinzhou, Zu Dashou could clearly feel that the knight Li Yan was still wary of Liaodong generals like him, otherwise he would
He wouldn't live in such a large governor's house that he dedicated to him, but he would live in a small courtyard just a stone's throw away from the 20,000 troops he brought.
Such a situation was seen by Zu Dashou. If he said he was not anxious, it would be a lie. For example, the foundation of the Dahua Imperial Court in the Central Plains was getting more and more stable. News came a few days ago that troops stationed in Jiangsu and Jiangxi
The garrison has begun to take action, preparing to take action against Zhejiang and Fujian. If these two places are also recovered, then it is said that no one in the land of China can stop Dahua's unification.
As for a border general like himself, it would be fine if he obeyed the court's orders honestly. If he disobeyed orders, depending on Pang Gang's temper, the Liaodong generals, including himself, would definitely not end well!
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