The team of men and horses stopped a few miles outside the camp. A horse flew by and dismounted in front of Chang Yu's formation: "My lord, Lord Governor, has had a hard journey. General Liu held a banquet in the camp to wash away the dust of the Lord Governor. I have been ordered to welcome the Lord Governor respectfully."
"Your Majesty, enter the camp" and said: "The governor's subordinates can camp on the spot, and the food, grass and meals will be delivered later."
Chang Yu secretly laughed at Liu Zeqing's guilty conscience. When Emperor Chongzhen summoned him to the capital, King Qin could not go away because of his injuries. Shi Ke ordered him to support Baoding Prefecture. He had been grinding for a month and only marched 200 miles. Now he simply stopped moving forward. Suddenly, he heard that Dongchang was there.
How can I not be afraid when people from the East Factory come, not to mention the admiral of Dongchang is here in person.
Just like Zu Dashou, who was implicated in the Yuan Chonghuan incident, he hid in the military camp all year round for fear of being caught by the Jinyi Guards. This Liu Zeqing knew that he had done many evil things. Although the court was currently employing people, it would not do anything to him, but
Be careful when sailing the ship of ten thousand years, and don't dare to be careless.
So when I heard that Chang Yu was coming, I sent a group of troops in advance to pretend to meet the wind twenty miles away, but it was actually to detect the wind. Later I was shocked when I learned that Chang Yu had killed several people with a knife at the edge of the village, and immediately ordered all the troops to restrain themselves.
The governor led an army of three to four hundred, including a heavy armored cavalry. He was horrified. When he approached the camp, he led a large army to meet him. He hid in the army and did not let his confidants go to contact him. He made it clear that Chang Yu's men were not allowed to enter the camp.
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How could Chang Yu not know this little trick on his part, so he gladly accepted that Li Tiezhu, Hu Ling, and Fan Jiaqian would lead the Second Battalion to rest outside Liu Zeqing's camp, and he rushed to the military camp with only a dozen personal guards.
Seeing Chang Yu's ten or so men coming lightly, Liu Zeqing emerged from the army with a smile on his face and shouted: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, please forgive me for the inconvenience of being injured due to my humble position and the inconvenience of meeting from afar!"
Chang Yu looked at the fifty-year-old man in front of him and felt a chill. He suppressed nausea and smiled lightly: "General Liu, you are so polite. Is your foot injury not healed yet?"
"It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. I still have some time to bear the crime of humble duty. It's just a small punishment for humble duty. If the military situation is missed and Mr. Shi's affairs are delayed, it will be very bad!" Liu Zeqing said with a look on his face.
With a bitter look, he welcomed Chang Yu and rode into the military camp. He was secretly surprised that this little eunuch was so young. Are his rumors true?
Obviously he has also heard some stories about Chang Yu. Now that he has met the real person, he always feels that the rumors are too false. How can a kid who is not as good as a weak crown make such a big splash?
The old fox is so shameless, Chang Yu cursed in his heart, with a gentle breeze on his face: "General Liu is worried about the military situation, so why is he so slow to move forward? It only takes one month to travel 200 miles. If you wait at this speed until you reach Baoding
When the city was invaded, the bandit army all reached the capital."
Did he jump to the subject so quickly and ask for guilt? Liu Zeqing sneered in his heart that young people can't keep their composure when doing things. The previous killings at the village were just to show off their power, but now they are going to fall out before they even enter the camp? The official power of Dongchang is so great.
But what can you do to me if you enter the camp alone? I don't believe you dare to kill people, let alone what the emperor dares to do to me at this juncture. It's not just bluffing and trying to appease me with nice words.
Having made up his mind, Liu Zeqing didn't panic and pretended to be miserable: "The factory governor doesn't know something, and it's the second that General Mo has trouble walking. After receiving the military order a month ago, General Mo immediately mobilized his troops to prepare to go north, but the preparation of food and grass
The matter cannot be accomplished in one day. In addition, the army is in arrears of pay, and the morale of the army is unstable. They all complain that they can't do it without pay. The general has no choice. He finally prepared some food and fodder and talked about sending the army north. Who knows that just after this, he was
Stopped by thieves..."
It was the same old thing again. Chang Yu sneered in his heart and responded: "That's so, but I heard that the imperial court has already allocated salary and food, and I can only pay for it when your troops arrive at Baoding Prefecture."
"That's what I said, but the factory governor also saw it. The bandit army was blocking the way. The general thought it would not be that easy to get through." Liu Zeqing smiled slightly and led Chang Yu to take the account.
As expected, a banquet was laid out in the tent, and the dishes were extraordinary, with meat and vegetables perfectly matched. Liu Zeqing invited Chang Yu and others to the table, and asked several of his subordinates to accompany them, saying: "The factory director has been traveling all the way, let's talk while we eat."
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Since everyone kept greeting them with smiles, Chang Yu didn't take it too seriously and greeted them to sit down. He didn't stop Liu Zeqing and others from taking turns to toast, and he did it one by one. Seeing that he was getting drunk, he gave a hint to Wuzhong next to him.
Wuzhong couldn't hold himself back for a long time. He was addicted to drinking. Recently, he had been abstaining from drinking like a fire. At this time, he and Tu Yuan got up and responded to Liu Zeqing's group.
During the dinner, they stopped talking about official business and just had a good time drinking. Liu Zeqing was a little surprised that the young eunuch suddenly lost his composure. He became more curious and asked Chang Yu to verify the rumors one by one.
Taiyuan killed thieves, singled out the generals under the chief thief, went deep behind enemy lines to assassinate Li Laiheng, led a lone army out of the city to fight a group of thieves, etc. The rumors were all true. Chang Yu answered them one by one. Liu Zeqing and others were shocked. Could this little eunuch be serious?
He has the courage of Zhao Zilong.
"The generals under my command are all enemies of ten thousand people. They kill thieves like nothing. A few days ago, they even killed the Tatars outside the pass. They threw away their helmets and armor and pissed themselves... The intruders seem to be powerful at this time, but in fact they are vulnerable." Chang Yu seems to have
Being drunk, he stood up, pointed at Tu Yuan and the others and said proudly to Liu Zeqing: "There are so many generals under my command, it will only be a matter of time for the intruders to be defeated and die!"
Tu Yuan, Wuzhong and even Chen Wangting were all the kind of big guys with round waists and burly bodies who looked brave at first sight. Liu Zeqing believed what Chang Yu said, but he suddenly felt something was wrong. Wait, Guanwai, when will they
Went outside the customs?
A month ago, Chang Yu and Shi Kefa left the capital at the same time. He led his troops out to supervise the army, lured the enemy, ambushed the enemy, and routed the enemy. He quickly defeated the enemy in only twenty days and then returned to the capital to go south. The speed was so fast that even Shi Kefa could not have expected it.
, not to mention Liu Zeqing and others who are thousands of miles away.
"Have you ever been outside the customs, Mr. Factory Supervisor?" The next general under Liu Zeqing's command took the lead in asking everyone's doubts.
Chang Yu snorted coldly and glanced at it: "Did you hear about it a month ago when the Tatars gathered their army and headed south to prepare to enter the pass?"
Yes! Liu Zeqing had indeed heard the news. Just as the rebel army was sweeping across Henan and heading north, news came from the capital that the Qing army was gathering troops to move south. It was for this reason that he kept dawdling.
In front of you, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, save your strength and wait for the price!
But he really didn't know about Chang Yu going north to supervise the army, so he was a little surprised when he heard this, thinking that since this man went and came back, was it already trapped there or...?
"We followed the Lord Governor to the north and came out of seclusion. We joined forces with Wu Sangui in Ningyuan to fight against the Qing dogs. We fought several fierce battles and killed countless enemies. Dorgon threw away his helmet and armor and ran away with his head in his arms..." Tu Yuan got up from drinking and slapped the case, spitting.
Liu Zeqing and the others were dumbfounded when he talked about his feats outside the customs.
In just over twenty days, hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated, and Dorgon fled in embarrassment... This was a bit exaggerated. Liu Zeqing and others did not quite believe it. Over the years, the Ming army had faced off against the Qing army.
It was a series of defeats, and the tragic defeat of Songjin two years ago is even more vivid in my mind, as if it was yesterday. Who the hell did you say this to me now?
"Is this serious?" Liu Zeqing naturally couldn't directly say that you were bragging. He carefully considered his words, but his expression said that you were bragging.
Wuzhong snorted coldly: "We have no chance of killing the enemy outside the pass. The remaining 10,000 heads of the owl were sent to the capital a few days ago. The emperor and all the people of the capital witnessed it with their own eyes. They also ordered to build the capital with Tatar heads at Gubeikou. Is this still true?
It’s fake!”
Ah! Liu Zeqing and the others took a breath of air and looked at each other, all shocked.
"The Tatars claim to be invincible with their armored cavalry, but...hehe" Tu Yuan saw the expressions on everyone's faces, and his face became even more arrogant: "During the last battle, we and the Lord Governor defeated the Tatars' tens of thousands of cavalry with only 500 armored cavalry.
I was rushed to pieces... That battle is still unforgettable, it was so exciting!"
Five hundred against tens of thousands? Liu Zeqing and the others were breathless again. They are all veterans on the battlefield. They know that heavy armored cavalry crushes ordinary cavalry, and even more so against infantry. But you said that five hundred against tens of thousands is an exaggeration, right?
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But Liu Zeqing soon realized that this was no longer an exaggeration, it was Chi Guoguo's warning, or a threat!
He had already heard the implication: Don't think that you are hiding in the military camp and protected by tens of thousands of people, so there is nothing you can do. My four hundred cavalry outside the camp will come in when they say. Liu Zeqing felt a chill in his heart when he thought of this, and turned his head towards Chang Yu
Looking at him, the little eunuch looked at him with a smile but not a smile. (To be continued)