It was very late at night, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and other generals were all drunk and asleep, and even Li Yan went back to his room to rest.
The noise in the military camp by Taigong Lake in the east of the city has gradually returned to calm. Most of the soldiers were too tired and fell asleep. Only some police posts and patrols were walking around.
Chang Yu and Li Muxian were walking in the northeast corner of the city. Looking at the faint lights flashing in the distance, they knew it was the Qing army spying on horses. They also knew that there were more spies spying in the endless night.
Li Muxian withdrew his gaze and looked at the camp in the east of the city: "Mr. Factory, do you really have to wait until tomorrow morning if the military situation is urgent?"
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "They are too tired! Our family can't bear it!"
Li Muxian hummed, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Everyone in the world is kind-hearted and does not control the army. It is not a good thing for the factory governor to be so soft-hearted when he holds the military power in the capital."
"Really?" Chang Yu curled his lips and said, "Our family doesn't want one general to succeed, so why should all the bones wither? Besides, the original intention of the so-called "kindness not commanding troops" is to enforce strict military discipline, not to be ruthless."
Li Muxian shrugged: "What the factory governor said is absolutely true. You are already the admiral of the East Factory and a close confidant of the emperor. In terms of power, even those princes and generals are not as good as you, so you can't look down on a general."
"Are the Taoist priests teasing us about being a eunuch?" Chang Yu chuckled, and Li Muchian quickly held his hands and said, not daring.
Chang Yu patted Li Muxian on the shoulder: "Why are you so nervous while chatting?" and then said: "Our family is not keen on fame, we just want peace and prosperity in the Ming Dynasty."
"The factory owner has the heart of the world, which makes the poor man feel ashamed." If someone else said this, Li Muchian would definitely think that it was just for fame and reputation, but the little eunuch said that he believed it!
"Why are you so embarrassed? Is it possible that the Taoist priest is also keen on fame? Why do you really want to get a part-time official position instead of living happily in the army with my family?" Chang Yu asked with a smile.
Li Muxian was a little coy: "Pindao and the factory supervisor had a heart-to-heart relationship without lying. He had thought about using the governor's power to seek an official position, but then he thought about how he would be as happy as he is now if he really became an official, and Pindao was dedicated to seeking enlightenment...
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"Yes, yes, you can pull me down." Chang Yu interrupted him: "You are the only one who is still devoted to the Tao. Why do our family think that you don't want to be an outsider anymore?"
"It doesn't look like that anymore," Li Muxian screamed: "The poor Taoist still wants to get a national master to unify the world...cough cough cough".
"Oh, I'll go," Chang Yu screamed, "I didn't expect the Taoist priest to have such great ambitions!"
"Ahem, cough, cough, it's getting late. The poor man has to go back to rest. The factory supervisor should also rest early." Li Muxian cupped his fists, turned around and trotted down the city.
Chang Yu looked at his back and chuckled, then turned to look outside the city where the night wind was blowing, and the smile on his face gradually faded: there are endless battles to fight, endless enemies to kill, when will the Ming Dynasty be able to live in peace and contentment, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment.
"Mr. Factory, Li Shiyuan is here." Just when Chang Yu was in a daze, the bodyguard Chen Suole beside him said in a low voice. Chang Yu turned his head and saw several people walking up the west wall. The first one was Li Shiyuan.
"Why hasn't Li Shoubei rested yet?" Chang Yu has become more and more fond of Li Shiyuan after spending time with him in the past few days. Although this person does not say how capable he is, he is indeed a reliable person who abides by his duties and works conscientiously.
"I dare not neglect the matters assigned by the factory supervisor." Li Shiyuan raised his hand and pointed at the people behind him: "These five people are hunters in the city who are familiar with the mountain roads and can serve as guides."
Chang Yu made a sound and smiled slightly: "You are impatient." After saying that, he called the hunters and asked about the situation. Hearing that there were horse thieves entrenched in the mountains, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "How many people and horses are there among the horse thieves?"
Several hunters looked at each other and shook their heads: "I don't know exactly how many horse thieves there are, but I only know that there are six or seven stocks entrenched in the mountain, and each stock has dozens or hundreds."
"Aren't you afraid of meeting horse thieves when you go hunting in the mountains?" Chang Yu was confused, and the hunter said: "We are all poor people, and it would be useless to catch the innocent horse thieves. Instead, they would have more mouths to eat. They rarely attack poor people.
, likes to rob those wealthy people outside the city..."
Chang Yu sneered. He didn't expect that these horse thieves had a good base, so he waved them to leave and report back tomorrow.
After several hunters left, Chang Yu saw Li Shiyuan frowning and asked, "Does Li Shoubei have something to say?"
"I'm humble, I'm humble... Hey, I'm just worried about Qingzhou City." Li Shiyuan seemed to hesitate, Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Are you worried about Qingzhou City, or are you worried about our strategy against the enemy?"
Li Shiyuan lowered his head and said nothing, which meant that he admitted that as the Qingzhou garrison, he was the largest military officer in the country and had fought against the Qing army, but when Dorgon personally led an army of tens of thousands to attack him, he felt overwhelmed.
My brain doesn't know how to defeat the enemy.
Although the Qingzhou City Prince Heng's Mansion is well-prepared with all the soldiers and horses in the city, the main force of the Ming army is currently in a remote town fifty miles away, let alone beyond reach. Even if they go there, they may not be able to break through the Qing army's defense line. In this case
Qingzhou City is in danger...
However, he was so worried that he couldn't think of a good strategy. He only hoped that the little eunuch could use Zhang Liang's plan to break this deadlock. Just when he and Zou Fengji returned to the county government office from rewarding the troops outside the city, the little eunuch told him that he already had a strategy to deal with the enemy: the main force would be crossed.
Beiyanghe attacked Qingzhou City, and sent another surprise force across the mountains to the west of Qingzhou City to catch the Qing army by surprise. It would have a miraculous effect!
Li Shiyuan felt that it was too risky. He had to divide his troops when he had few troops. In addition, if the Qing army spied on him, both sides would suffer! At that time, Qingzhou City would be in danger if all foreign aid was gone and it would be isolated and helpless.
"Li Defei's current situation is in a deadlock. As the saying goes, if you can't stand without breaking, you may be able to break the situation if you march dangerously! Moreover, the marching formations pay attention to the tactics of the soldiers. The more unexpected they are, the more miraculous they will be. The Tatars also made a surprise attack when they attacked the city the year before last.
What?"
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, thousands of Qing troops lined up outside the city and left after watching. Everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief, but Li Shiyuan felt something strange. As expected, he was surprised in the middle of the night and saw that the Qing troops had already set up ladders to climb the city. It was thrilling.
Extremely.
Li Shiyuan nodded after listening to what Chang Yu said. There seemed to be no other way to deal with this situation. Besides, the young eunuch and the warriors under his command were experienced in actual combat and were far more experienced than him. If they thought it was feasible, then so be it. Anyway,
I can't think of any good ideas myself.
"Master, wake up." When Li Muxian was confused, he heard the shout of his disciple, the little Taoist boy, and turned over: "Let me, master, take a nap."
"It's time for morning lessons." The little Taoist boy tugged on Li Muchian's feet: "The senior officials have all gotten up to practice boxing."
Hey! Li Muxian sat up helplessly and rubbed his sleepy eyes. He saw that the sky outside was only just bright. This little eunuch must be diligent.
After getting dressed and going out, he saw Chang Yu boxing in the courtyard, but it was Wuzhong's Bajiquan. The strong wind was fierce and unparalleled. Qiao Sanxiu and Chen Ruxin looked on and nodded when they saw Li Muchian coming out.
Seeing that the two of them were sweating profusely, Li Muxian guessed that they were giving the little eunuch some tricks, so he walked up to them and watched Chang Yu boxing together.
"Could it be that the young governor, taking advantage of the strengths of other schools, wants to create a unique skill?" Li Muxian looked at it for a while and whispered: "Master Qiao's Three Emperors Cannon Hammer, Master Chen's Tai Chi, and Wuzhong's Bazi Quan, he will be able to learn it."
, after understanding it, it will be clear that it is just a little short of heat at the moment, but if time passes, the future will be limitless!"
Qiao Sanxiu nodded: "Practicing martial arts requires not only talent but also diligence, but it is difficult for a talented person to become a great talent without hard work, and a diligent person without talent will eventually become a mediocre person. The scary thing is that a very talented and hard-working person like the Little Governor
, I’m afraid it won’t be long before we lose the number one spot in Wuzhong’s East Factory.”
Wuzhong's Bajiquan is domineering and invincible. He is tall and tall and has natural supernatural power. It is said that one force can defeat ten skills. What's more, he is both powerful and talented.
No one of the same weight is his opponent. Chang Yu can still lock him with his ground skills when the two of them fight each other. But if they are really fighting to the death, it will be difficult for them to sustain more than thirty moves!
However, when there is pressure, there is motivation. Chang Yu practices boxing diligently every day to keep fit, thinking that one day he will violently defeat Wuzhong.
After several punches, Chang Yu was sweating profusely and soaked to the skin, so he washed it off with clean water in the courtyard. Over there, Zou Fengji had prepared breakfast, and the generals also got up one after another. A few of the drunken ones were rubbing their heads and secretly swearing: Who will come next?