Hong Chengchou looked at the faces of the generals, took a breath, and said: "General Li's strategy is good, but Dongnu's field strength is too strong, and we may not be able to match it."
Li Zhi said: "The Ji, Liao, and Xuan troops at Chen Xinjia's place have 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus the 60,000 soldiers and horses of the governors and generals, there are 110,000 in total. We went to Qingshan Pass to build forts and strongholds, and guarded the trenches.
How can Dongnu break through the fortress?"
Sun Chuanting said: "General Li, now all the soldiers and horses from Shaanxi, Tianjin, Ji, Liao, Xuan, etc. are gathered together. All the property of my Ming Dynasty is now in the capital. This is the only property of my Ming Dynasty! If we fight Dongnu and lose in one battle, it will be
The end will be irreversible. At this moment, the most important thing is to be cautious."
After a pause, Sun Chuanting said: "Since Dong Nu is about to come out of seclusion, we can just follow behind and harass him. We don't want to cause more trouble."
Li Zhi looked at Sun Chuanting and did not expect that this energetic governor would not dare to fight with Dong Nu.
Li Zhi's subordinate, Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief He Renlong said: "Dong Nu is unrivaled in the field. Although we are chasing bandits in Shaanxi to kill, we still know our own weight. When encountering Dong Nu, it is better to avoid the sharp edge.
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Zheng Jiadong, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, said: "I agree that Dongnu's combat power is not comparable to that of the bandits, and it would be too risky to go out to the city to fight in the field."
Li Zhi saw that none of the generals had the determination to fight in the wild, so he smiled and said: "Everyone puts caution first."
Seeing the awkward situation, Hong Chengchou raised his glass and said: "Whether it is to fight or to defend, I will wait until I get to Tianjin and discuss it with Chen Xinjia's department before making a decision. I won't talk about it today, let's have a drink first!"
All the generals cheered loudly and drank all the wine in their hands. Li Zhi smiled and drank a glass too.
The next day, Hong Chengchou's army broke out of camp and headed for Tianjin. Li Zhi's troops followed Hong Chengchou and returned to Tianjin. The army walked for five days and arrived at Tianjin Acropolis on the 25th of the first lunar month.
Chen Xinjia's 50,000-strong army has been stationed in Tianjin. The walls of the Tianjin Acropolis are covered with colorfully armored Guan and Ning troops. There are also Xuan soldiers and horses standing guard at the gate of the city. Hong Chengchou took Sun Chuanting, Li Zhi and several generals
When the soldiers entered the city, Xuanda's soldiers came up and checked for a while before letting everyone pass.
When they arrived at the governor's office, Chen Xinjia had already led Tianjin governor Zha Dengbei to wait at the door.
Chen Xinjia is a slightly fat middle-aged man with bright eyes, a two-part mustache on his lips, and is wearing the official uniform of a third-rank minister of the Ministry of War.
Seeing Hong Chengchou, Chen Xinjia went up and talked affectionately. Although the two met for the first time, they became familiar with each other after a few words. As they talked, the two laughed at the same time, as if they had become old friends. Li Zhi was
While watching, I was surprised by the communication skills of these two people.
Sun Chuanting was a little arrogant. Chen Xinjia stroked Sun Chuanting's shoulder and spoke, but Sun Chuanting always had a business-like tone. Chen Xinjia was not a Jinshi, but just a civil servant. He had no military exploits in office. He relied on Yang Sichang's promotion to rise to prominence. I don't know who Sun Chuanting was.
Looking down on Chen Xinjia's military exploits and background, or Sun Chuanting's bad temper. In short, Sun Chuanting was a little lukewarm, far less affectionate than when he saw Li Zhi.
Chen Xinjia patted Sun Chuanting's shoulder a few times and then retracted his hand in embarrassment.
Li Zhi looked at Chen Xinjia's eyes and felt that Chen Xinjia was a little dissatisfied with Sun Chuanting.
Next, Chen Xinjia came up to greet Li Zhi. As soon as he walked in front of Li Zhi, Chen Xinjia had a smile on his face. Not only did he not let Li Zhi kneel down, he also took Li Zhi's hand affectionately and said with a smile: "Li Zhi
The reputation of the General Soldier has spread all over the world! In the battle of Fanjiazhuang, the General Soldier’s fame shook all the nine states!"
When they were in Hanjiazhuang, Gu'an County, the emperor ordered Li Zhi's troops to be assigned to Chen Xinjia's command. Li Zhi followed Lu Xiangsheng against the order, which greatly refuted Chen Xinjia's face. It stands to reason that Chen Xinjia should be somewhat dissatisfied with Li Zhi. But Chen Xinjia not only had no emotions at this time,
And he didn't mention it at all.
Yang Sichang was defeated by Li Zhi with just one word, so how could Chen Xinjia dare to offend Li Zhi? He didn't want to mention any of the festivals he had with Li Zhi.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "The governor has given me the reward."
Chen Xinjia smiled and said: "The general soldiers have returned to Tianjin to guard it. Tianjin is impregnable!"
Li Zhi was stunned, and secretly thought that Chen Xinjia's 50,000-strong army was guarding Tianjin, but he thought Tianjin was not strong? He had to do it himself to make it impregnable? It seemed that Chen Xinjia had no intention of fighting in the field with Dong Nu.
Li Zhi tentatively said: "Now we have 110,000 strong troops gathered in Tianjin, and Dongnu only has 70,000 troops. How does the governor think we should fight?"
When Chen Xinjia heard that Li Zhi's words meant going out to fight in the city, his face changed color and he said seriously: "The young hero of the general army is very energetic and is a blessing to our country. But now that there are many enemies gathered, my soldiers and horses are not as powerful as Dongnu.
Stay calm!"
It seems that these governors and governors all have the same intention and are ready to watch the Qing army leave the country.
Li Zhi said no more and smiled at Chen Xinjia.
The officials chatted for a while and then entered the Tianjin Governor's Yamen. After entering the Yamen, Li Zhi saw Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and other Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Dynasty. When these people saw Li Zhi, they all came up to meet Li Zhi to salute the Ming army.
Gradually, there was a tendency to become a warlord, and those with strength were given priority in the army. Li Zhi's soldiers and horses were famous all over the world, and these general soldiers put away their arrogance and had the idea of befriending Li Zhi for help.
Cao Bianjiao patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "We'll say goodbye in front of Yongding Gate. I'll be galloping around the capital in the future, while General Li has made great achievements and been promoted to General Soldier. He defeated 30,000 Qing troops in Fanjiazhuang.
You really admire us! You are really a hero!"
Li Zhi said: "We just won by luck, how dare we call him a hero? We have heard about General Cao's killing of thieves for a long time. He bravely topped the three armies and was called General Cao. He is a role model for our generation."
Cao Bianjiao grinned and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder.
When they arrived at the lobby, there was a huge map hanging on the wall, which marked many rivers and cities near Tianjin. Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were attracted by the map as soon as they entered the lobby, and stood in front of the map to look at it carefully.
Chen Xinjia stood aside and waited for a long time before asking: "Which city does the minister want to station for defense?"
Hong Chengchou did not answer this question, but turned to look at Li Zhi and asked: "General Li is from Tianjin and knows the reality of Tianjin. Which city does General Li want to defend?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Fanjiazhuang is short of soldiers and horses. Please strengthen Fanjiazhuang's defense!"
Chen Xinjia looked at Li Zhi and laughed loudly knowing that Li Zhi was worried about his family's property in Fanjiazhuang. Now Li Zhi not only has a reputation for bravery, but also has the favor of the emperor. No one dares to despise him. Chen Xinjia said somewhat flatteringly to Li Zhi: "
Don't worry, General Soldier, I will send more manpower to Fanjiazhuang."
Chen Xinjia looked at the military generals under his tent, and finally looked at the brave and skilled Cao Bianjiao, and said: "General Li, I sent Yutian General Cao Bianjiao to lead 4,000 people to garrison Fanjiazhuang to guard the door for General Li! General Cao
He is the most brave and skilled in fighting. With him around, even if the Qing army besieges the city, they will never be able to capture Fanjiazhuang!"
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Since General Cao is guarding Fanjiazhuang, Li Zhi doesn't have to worry."
After a pause, Li Zhi said loudly: "Governors, since there is no need to worry about the rear, Li Zhi is determined to lead 10,000 troops to Qingshan Pass to build a fort and build a stronghold to stop the Dongnu army who wants to leave from there!"
Li Zhi's words were like a huge stone thrown into the calm lake. After hearing Li Zhi's words, all the officials in the lobby were stunned for a moment.
