Hu Dawei said a few words to Li Zhi and then went to salute Lu Xiangsheng.
After a while, Zhang Yan, the counselor of the Xuanfu, walked in. Zhang Yan was a tall and thin man with a pair of slender eyes and very lively eyes. At this time, he was wearing white lacquer scales and a scarlet cloak. He was very
He looked capable. He went up to pay homage to Lu Xiangsheng first, and then Lu Xiangsheng introduced him: "This young general is Li Zhi, the general of Tianjin West Road!"
Zhang Yan didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng valued Li Zhi so much. He introduced Li Zhi to him when he came up. He hurriedly walked up to Li Zhi and said, "I have heard about General Li for a long time, and I just got to meet him today! I have heard that General Li is young. I didn't expect him to be so young."
"General Zhang has said it before, what is the reputation of this young general?"
Zhang Yan said seriously: "General Li killed Yang Guli in the Fanjiazhuang formation, captured the heads of more than a thousand Tatars, and defeated Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in Anqing. He became famous all over the world. How can he be an unknown person? Who among the military attachés in the world does not know this?
General?"
Li Zhi didn't expect that he was really famous, so he was very happy and said: "General Zhang, thank you for the award. There are still many things that I want to ask General Zhang for advice!"
Zhang Yan seemed to be a man of few words. He chuckled, sat down on his seat, and said nothing.
After a while, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, arrived. Wang Pu was a young man in his late twenties, who was quite handsome. He was wearing a set of exquisite and gorgeous Mingguang armor, and he was holding a sculpture in his hand.
The helmet was of exquisite workmanship, with long golden pheasant feathers standing on it, which was very beautiful. He walked up to Lu Xiangsheng and bowed, and then heard Lu Xiangsheng introducing Li Zhi to him.
"This young general is General Li Zhi of Fanjiazhuang!"
Wang Pu smiled, walked up to Li Zhi, patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, and said, "Little brother, it's up to you to make new achievements in this battle!"
This Wang Pu is a familiar person, and he calls himself brother and sister as soon as they meet. Li Zhi nodded and said: "It depends on the concerted efforts of all the generals to achieve a great victory!"
Wang Pu laughed loudly, punched Li Zhi lightly on the chest, nodded, and returned to his seat.
After a while, other generals arrived one after another, including Miyun Commander Tang Tong, Jizhen Commander Bai Guangen, Yutian Commander Cao Bianjiao, Shanhaiguan Commander Ma Ke, and former Tun Guard Commander Wang Tingchen. These generals were all from Jiliao
The generals were all very arrogant. Lu Xiangsheng introduced Li Zhi to them. They all disdained Li Zhi's youth and felt a little resentful. They just exchanged a few words.
Finally, Li Zhi did some calculations and found that eight general soldiers came to the camp.
When everyone arrived, the reception feast began. Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers brought rice wine, mutton, and rice to the generals. Lu Xiangsheng himself had to observe filial piety, and only rice and water were placed on the table. Li Zhi sat with the generals and the deputy general.
At the bottom of the table, the general was at the top, waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to announce the start of the banquet.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the generals gathered in the tent, looked excited, and said loudly: "All the officials in the court said that fighting should not be taken lightly, but I don't know that there is a way to fight when the two armies meet. There is no way to abide by the law, and there is no way to avoid fighting. Code
If you lose all courage, if you avoid fighting in fear, you will eventually be completely defeated. Now our army has gathered on the outskirts of Beijing. We have 60,000 strong soldiers and horses, and most of them are capable soldiers. We can fight to the death with the Tatars to separate the male from the male!"
The generals loudly said:
"Congratulations, Governor!"
"We are willing to fight to the death!"
Lu Xiangsheng saw that none of the generals had any intention of avoiding war, and said excitedly: "Xiang Sheng has filial piety, and he is an unlucky person. However, when the emperor calls him, I dare not not serve the country with my life, and my body is wrapped in horse leather! Our army is now responsible for the family."
The hatred for the country and the morale are like a rainbow. It is the time to use it. In the future, we will give Dongnu a thunderous blow and we will be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
The generals in the tent were somewhat moved when they saw Lu Xiangsheng's impassioned attitude, and there was a bit of determination in their eyes. Compared with other scheming governors and governors, a governor like Lu Xiangsheng who inspires people with his loyalty is indeed different.
After a pause, Lu Xiangsheng said: "However, our army has just assembled today, and the saddle and horses are still suffering from fatigue. I decided to let the army rest for five days. After five days, I will lead the army to the decisive battle in Dongnu."
Lu Xiangsheng raised the water glass in his hand and said loudly: "Xiang Sheng is a filial person and cannot drink alcohol, so I will offer a glass of water to all the generals!"
The generals raised their wine glasses and said loudly: "Thank you, Governor!"
Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and drank all the water in the glass. The generals raised their glasses and drank the rice wine.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the generals, calmed down, and said slowly: "Today's banquet is also a banquet for Tianjin General Li Zhi. This time Li Zhi led an army of 10,000 to come to the rescue. They are all elite and strong soldiers. They will not move.
Like a mountain! Li Zhi even brought one hundred and forty Hongyi cannons. As soon as his troops arrived, the situation between the enemy and us suddenly changed."
Hearing Lu Xiangsheng say that Li Zhi had brought 10,000 soldiers and horses, all the generals present were very surprised. These days, a general soldier only has a few thousand battalions, and a staff general bringing 10,000 soldiers and horses is really shocking. One hundred
The forty Hongyi cannons were even more shocking. Except for Li Zhi, the other soldiers and horses combined did not have so many Hongyi cannons. The generals looked at each other a few times, and they all saw the deep surprise in each other's eyes.
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This Li Zhi actually had so many soldiers and artillery. No wonder he was able to defeat Zhang Xianzhong in Anqing.
The generals looked Li Zhi up and down, secretly wondering how could Li Zhi have the money to raise so many soldiers and build so many Hongyi cannons?
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Li Zhi, you came all the way from Tianjin, was the road peaceful?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said: "There are many slave cavalry in the south of the capital. The general's scouts even fought with the slave cavalry, beheading fifty-six slave cavalry and capturing seven alive!"
Hearing this, all the generals in the tent stared at Li Zhi in surprise.
The Qing army's scouts were well known for their bravery. Generally, the Ming army's scouts did not dare to provoke the Qing army. They usually ran away when they saw the Qing army's scouts. They could only rely on their numerical superiority to force the Qing army's scouts back. Like Li Zhi, with just a few scouts
The generals had never heard of the fact that more than sixty Qing troops could be captured and killed.
The generals looked at Li Zhi with a bit of suspicion, secretly thinking that this young general was trying to kill a good person and take credit, right?
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said loudly: "You also caught seven alive? Bring them up and show them to the governor!"
Li Zhi said: "The governor will wait a moment!"
At this time, Li Laosi and Zheng Kaicheng were sitting behind Li Zhi. Li Zhi asked Zheng Kaicheng to bring the Tatar prisoners. After a while, seven Tatar prisoners and fifty-six Tatar heads were carried to the Chinese army.
In the big tent.
The heads of the fifty-six Tatars were prepared with lime salt, beaten together and piled high, with a thin braid hanging from the back of each head. Five of the seven Tatars were shot alive.
He was hit in the hands and feet, and two of them were injured by a horse fall. At this time, their bodies were all injured, and they knelt in the Chinese army's tent and screamed a few times from time to time.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the Tatars with braids and nodded approvingly. As soon as the other generals saw these capable Tatar soldiers on the ground, they immediately believed Li Zhi's words and looked at Li Zhi immediately.
It’s different.
This Li Zhi really captured and killed more than sixty Tatars, and his soldiers and horses were really brave. With such strong soldiers at his side, the chance of victory was a little better.
Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Dongnu soldiers, I would like to ask you, this time you invaded the capital, besides the commander Dorgon, what other generals did you have?"
A staff member behind Lu Xiangsheng stood up and translated Lu Xiangsheng's words into Manchu.
The Tatars on the ground grunted a few times, but were unwilling to answer. The soldiers of the Selection Corps behind the Tatars raised their whips and slapped one of the Tatars. Immediately there was a bloody mark on the Tatar's back.
He was afraid that Li Zhi's soldiers would beat him again, so he knelt on the ground and babbled.
Lu Xiangsheng's staff heard this, and the translator said: "This time Dongnu appointed the puppet king Dorgon as the general, Beilehaug and Abatai as the deputy generals; Beile Yuetuo as the general Yangwu, and Beile Dudu as the deputy generals."
When the generals heard this, they were suddenly enlightened. Only then did they know who the Tatar leaders were on the other side besides Dorgon.
