Zhong Jinwei waved to Wang Peng, and Wang Peng immediately picked up Zu Dale's arm and took him out.
Zu Dale was eager to avoid Lu Xiangsheng and quickly cooperated to go out.
"Master Hou, I am an ignorant official. May I ask how Master Hou found out that this thief had defected to Jianlu?" Lu Xiangsheng thought hard and couldn't figure out how Marquis Zhongxing found out, so he could only clasp his fists and ask.
Zhong Jinwei chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, I discovered that he turned out to be Jianlu. It was also a coincidence."
Then Zhong Jinwei told Lu Xiangsheng exactly what happened, saving him from having to ask himself why the question suddenly appeared again.
It turned out that that night, Zhong Jinwei suddenly remembered the historical evaluation of Huang Taiji.
The most capable emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years was not their great ancestor Nurhaci, nor Kangxi who had an affair with Wei Xiaobao, nor the perfect old man Qianlong, but the fat man Huang Taiji.
Even Zhong Jinwei, who was very unhappy with the Manchus, secretly admired Huang Taiji after learning about Huang Taiji's actions in history. It can be said that if the Manchus were not Huang Taiji, they would have just been wandering around in the corners of Liaodong for a few years at most.
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Just imagine that such a person knew that that batch of food was life-saving food for Liaodong. Would he not be prepared for another food robbery by the Denglai Ming army?
If Jianlu was now in charge of Mang Gurtai, it might still be possible. But as a person with high achievements in politics and military, Huang Taiji would never make such a low-level mistake.
In this way, even if Lu Xiangsheng brought all the Denglai Ming troops to rob the grain, there is definitely a question mark as to whether he could defeat the Jianlu.
The more Zhong Jinwei thought about it, the more uneasy he became. If the Denglai Ming army did something bad, the consequences would be serious.
So, he couldn't sleep anymore and rushed to the Forbidden City all night to ask for an audience with Emperor Chongzhen.
Fortunately, it was Zhong Jinwei who went to ask for an audience. Even though it was late at night, the guard guarding the door asked the chamberlain to convey the message on his behalf.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that it was Zhong Jinwei who had been asking to see him all night, he knew there was something urgent, so he summoned him.
After being told by Zhong Jinwei, Emperor Chongzhen was also very worried and sent a messenger overnight to warn Lu Xiangsheng.
Zhong Jinwei was still a little worried, so he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that he should lead the new army to Pi Island. First, it could be used as a training exercise for the new army, and second, he could make some judgments based on the actual situation. With his status and identity
, Lu Xiangsheng will not insist on his own way.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little worried about Zhong Jinwei's safety, so he agreed to Zhong Jinwei's request after being assured that he would never take any risks.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei did not go home and rushed to the New Army camp overnight to make an emergency rendezvous.
It happened that the military department had replenished ammunition during the day, so they left immediately.
This cavalry force of more than 500 people pulled artillery carts and rushed to Tianjin Guards overnight.
The three-pronged large ships parked in Tianjin Wei were requisitioned. These ships are on standby to verify supply points on the North American route, so they can set off immediately.
Originally, Zhong Jinwei was worried that the journey was too far and he would not be able to arrive in time. However, there was a favorable wind and the sailing was made day and night, much faster than expected.
When Zhong Jinwei rushed to the sea near Zhangzi Island, he encountered the sentinel ship left behind by the Ming army. When he asked about it, he immediately panicked and discovered that Denglai's army had already set off.
Therefore, the three-pronged ship continued to rush along the coastline to the Yalu River without stopping.
At one o'clock, Zhong Jinwei was worried. He found that Denglai's Ming army had landed. At this time, he did not know where Lu Xiangsheng was. Whether he should land with the new army and go after Lu Xiangsheng's troops, Zhong Jinwei could not make up his mind for a while.
The ship did not receive new orders, so it had no choice but to enter the Yalu River along the coastline and continue sailing forward.
Fortunately, Zhong Jinwei made the right decision to find the fleet transporting the Denglai Ming Army first before making any plans.
As a result, he happened to encounter a fleet on the Yalu River that was about to return, and the three-bow ship blocked the way.
As soon as Zhongxinghou's flag was raised and Dongchang's squadron appeared, the fleet reported that Zhangzidao Commander-in-Chief Zu Dale had escaped back to the fleet, and that Zhongcheng's entire army had been wiped out and Jianlu would attack soon.
Come, so return.
Zhong Jinwei didn't believe it and wanted to ask Zu Dale for clarification.
Zu Dale did not expect that Zhong Jinwei would appear at all. His original mission was to find an opportunity to return first and lead the fleet back when the war started.
In this case, even if Lu Xiangsheng's Ming army was lucky enough to break through the siege of the Dajin army, they would still have no boats to take when they reached the shore, and would still end up being overtaken and destroyed by the Dajin army.
In addition, the entire Ming army in Denglai was wiped out, and all the senior generals died in the battle, so General Zu Dale was the only senior general left in Denglai.
Regardless of what the Ming court thought or whether it would send troops later, Zu Dalue would be a very important figure in Denglai's Ming army, influencing Denglai's military affairs.
In this way, Jianlu could go to Lai with peace of mind and no longer have to worry about it. Zu Dale, on the other hand, took the salary given by the Ming Dynasty and secretly worked for Jianlu. No matter how the world changed, he would be safe and sound.
Now the fleet was blocked by a large ship with three bows that suddenly appeared. Zu Dale wanted to fight him, but he couldn't. Let's not say whether the Ming army on the fleet would listen to him and attack the Marquis of the imperial court.
The war preparedness cannot be resisted by transport ships like Denglai.
Therefore, he had to board the ship and lie to Zhong Jinwei, hoping to deceive Zhong Jinwei and lead the ship back to Zhangzi Island.
However, the Denglai Ming army was completely wiped out, and Zu Dalue had to escape completely. This in itself is an inexplicable thing.
Zhong Jinwei originally thought that Zu Dale had escaped before the battle, and that the Ming Dynasty was full of military generals like this. When he thought of Lu Xiangsheng being tricked to death, he was so angry that he wanted to execute these deserters.
Unexpectedly, one of Zu Dale's personal guards betrayed Zu Dale in order to survive. He also told Zhong Jinwei that the messenger sent by the imperial court had chased Lu Xiangsheng the night he arrived at Zhangzi Island, but was killed by Zu Dale.
Happy to be killed in secret.
While Zhong Jinwei was glad that Lu Xiangsheng was still alive, he also hated the traitors who betrayed their country and betrayed their colleagues. Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had a share of the credit for Zu Dale's pig head.
He quickly asked about the situation on the battlefield in detail, and after asking people in the fleet who were familiar with the surrounding situation in detail, he sent Hu Hao and Ye Buzuo to investigate the situation on the battlefield.
The battlefield where the sound of killing was loud was easy to find, and Hu Hao quickly returned to report the situation. Zhong Jinwei led the new army, like magic soldiers descending from the sky, and appeared in the canyon to coordinate the retreat of the Denglai Ming army.
Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be dumbfounded after hearing this. He didn't expect that things turned out to be like this.
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he also said with emotion: "Jiutai, you are really lucky. As long as there is a little mistake and a loss of luck, you will be blamed on the land of Liaodong."