Li Zhi's scouts fought a battle in the suburbs of Beijing and brought back several survivors. After interrogating the wounded, Li Zhi obtained intelligence on the strength of the Qing army. Relying on this intelligence, Li Zhi led his troops to avoid large numbers of Qing troops.
The army led the army into the capital from the south.
On October 6, Li Zhi found the reinforcement camp of officers and soldiers stationed outside Yongding Gate in the capital.
There were many soldiers and horses in the camp of King Qin's reinforcements, which stretched for several miles. Outside the camp, the Ming army sentries and cavalry were densely guarded, and the defense was very tight. Li Zhi verified his identity several times with the sentries and cavalry who came to check, and then he approached with 10,000 soldiers and horses.
Arrive at the camp.
When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Li Zhi asked the soldiers and the baggage team to stop outside the camp, and then rode into the camp himself.
As soon as he entered the camp, Li Zhi saw Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese Army Staff General Chen An coming out to greet him. Then Chen An took the envoy sent by Li Zhi to Lu Xiangsheng and rode to the gate of the camp to greet Li Zhi.
"General Longhu, thank you for your hard work."
Li Zhi was very surprised to see Lu Xiangsheng sending his generals to greet him.
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to shirk hardships when I serve my country. General Chen came out to greet Li Zhi personally. Li Zhi was shocked by the attack."
Chen An laughed loudly and rode in with Li Zhi. Chen An was Lu Xiangsheng's personal general and had a transcendent status in the camp. If ordinary generals and guerrilla reinforcements arrived, Lu Xiangsheng would only send General Qian to greet them.
When the soldiers saw Chen An coming out to greet Li Zhi in person, they all looked at Li Zhi curiously and secretly wondered where this young general came from? Could he be a general?
When they arrived at the Chinese army camp, Chen An dismounted and went in to report. Then he came out and said to Li Zhi: "The governor is already waiting inside. General, please go in."
Li Zhi bowed his hands and saluted Chen An, jumped off his horse, and strode into the Chinese army's tent.
In the tent, Lu Xiangsheng was wearing linen clothes and straw sandals, and was handling official documents. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was bereaved by his father, and he should have resigned from his post. However, Emperor Chongzhen ordered him to stay in office in lieu of his favor, so he wore linen clothes and straw shoes as the supervisor. Lu Xiangsheng
On the left and right sides of the seat are banners with his official titles: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of War", "Governor of the World, King of Diligent Soldiers and Horses", "Giving Shang Fang the Sword".
A servant was sitting behind Lu Xiangsheng holding a sword in his hand. It was the Shangfang sword that the emperor had given him to "cut first and then show off".
Li Zhi saluted Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Li Zhi, the counselor of Tianjin West Road, has met the Governor!"
Lu Xiangsheng then raised his head, looked at Li Zhi, and said slowly: "Li Zhi, are you making a lot of noise when you set up a business on Tianjin West Road to tax corrupt officials?"
Li Zhi was stunned and said: "The country is poor and weak, with a shortage of soldiers and pay. Li Zhi dare not take risks to collect money for the country."
Lu Xiangsheng said: "However, they all say that you are a traitor who competes with the people for profit and persecutes Qingliu."
Li Zhi looked at Lu Xiangsheng and secretly thought that Lu Xiangsheng was very close to people in Donglin. Could he be ostracizing him? He said, "Do the governors also regard Li Zhi as a traitor?"
Lu Xiangsheng smiled while stroking his beard and said: "That's not necessarily the case. Although Qingliu regards you as an enemy, here in this governor, there are only loyal ministers who can kill slaves for the country, and traitorous ministers who cannot kill slaves for the country. Your army is strong.
, I know that you can go into battle to kill the enemy! In the battle of Ruzhou in the eighth year of Chongzhen, I relied entirely on your troops to win the victory."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "The governor has a clear vision!"
Lu Xiangsheng asked: "How many troops and horses did you bring this time?"
"The general has brought ten thousand soldiers and horses, including two thousand cavalry, one thousand artillerymen, and seven thousand gunmen."
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and said: "You, a general, have raised ten thousand strong troops to serve the country with your private property! It is not easy!" After a pause, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Let's go, lead the way, and go see your troops!"
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Lu Xiangsheng put down his official documents, mounted his beloved horse Wumingji, and led the governor's guard of honor to ride outside the military camp with Li Zhi.
Li Zhi's soldiers and horses were "resting" outside the military camp, standing in a neat queue, carrying artillery and baggage. Lu Xiangsheng saw Division Huben standing motionless outside the military camp, looked at it for a while, and then said with emotion:
"Unmoving as a mountain, you really have the qualities of a strong army! Your 10,000 troops are worth 20,000 other troops!"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "The governor has given me the reward!"
Lu Xiangsheng asked again: "How many cannons do you have?"
"The general has brought one hundred and forty cannons."
Lu Xiangsheng's face was filled with joy and he said excitedly: "With such a strong army like yours, we can fight Dong Nu! Li Zhi, if we win this battle, I guarantee that you will be transferred to a certain place and promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief!"
"The governor is superior, but I am unwilling to leave Tianjin!"
Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Zhi curiously, wondering why he was unwilling to leave Tianjin, and then said, "Then I will guarantee you to be the commander-in-chief of Tianjin!"
Li Zhi said: "It all depends on the support of the governor!"
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the motionless Master Hu Ben with satisfaction and nodded. He thought for a while and said loudly: "Li Zhi, if you have strong soldiers and horses, you can camp to the east of the camp. If Dong Nu comes to invade, you will be the one to attack."
The vanguard of my army!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
Lu Xiangsheng added: "As soon as your soldiers and horses arrived, the situation between me and Dongnu was very different. I am very happy. Come to the Chinese army's tent in the evening and I will hold a banquet for you to welcome you!"
"You will be shocked at last!"
After talking to Lu Xiangsheng, Li Zhi took his soldiers and horses to camp. Li Zhi camped near a small river to the east of the military camp, where it was convenient to get water. Li Zhi asked the soldiers to dig a circle of trench traps around the camp, and then asked the soldiers to
In the nearby woods, we cut down trees and built antlers to keep the horses away. It took us a busy day to set up camp.
In the evening, Li Zhi rushed to Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese army tent and participated in the reception wine Lu Xiangsheng had set for him.
As soon as Li Zhi walked into the tent, he saw a burly middle-aged general wearing iron armor and a red cloak standing there talking to Lu Xiangsheng. Behind him, stood several generals also wearing armor, probably this one
A subordinate of a middle-aged general.
Lu Xiangsheng saw Li Zhi coming in and said, "General Longhu is here!"
The burly middle-aged general turned around, looked at Li Zhi up and down with a pair of sharp eyes, and said with a smile: "General Longhu is so young!"
Seeing his momentum, Li Zhi knew that this must be a high-ranking military attache. He went up and saluted and said, "The last general is Tianjin West Road Branch Guards General Li Zhi!"
The burly middle-aged general said in a rough voice: "This is Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, who is known as General Longhu. I heard that the general killed Yang Guli and defeated Zhang Xianzhong. I admire him very much. I just got to see him today!"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "General Zhenshuo, Miao Zan!"
Yang Guozhu asked curiously: "I heard that General Longhu uses his own industry to raise troops?"
"Indeed!"
Yang Guozhu asked again: "How did you defeat Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai? Tell me in detail?"
Yang Guozhu was very interested in Li Zhi's achievements and asked Li Zhi non-stop, which made Li Zhi very embarrassed. Li Zhi secretly thought, if he keeps asking, don't let him ask about his minis. Li Zhi was perfunctory there.
Yang Guozhu heard a loud shout from outside the tent.
"Yang Guozhu! Who are you talking to?"
Li Zhi turned around and saw a short, middle-aged general and four generals walking into the tent. The general's face was full of flesh, his beard was spread out, and he looked like a fierce general.
Yang Guozhu held Li Zhi's arm, pointed at the short and stocky general and said, "This rough man is Shanxi's commander-in-chief Hu Dawei!"
After saying this, Yang Guozhu said loudly: "Hu Dawei, come and meet the protagonist of tonight's banquet, Tianjin General Li Zhi!"
Hu Dawei looked at Li Zhi and snorted, as if he was dissatisfied that Li Zhi was so young, and said in a rough voice: "General Longhu is famous for his bravery, so he is so young!"
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know how to answer this sentence. He held back a sentence for a long time and came out.
"So in the end, I will have a lot to ask Commander Tiger for advice."
When Nahu Dawei saw Li Zhi's embarrassment, he laughed loudly and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth. I admire General Longhu for being able to cut off more than 10,000 heads in front of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai."
