"Your Majesty! Donglu Tuqiong saw clearly that he came here to harm our army. Now Donglu is unlucky and accidentally bumped into the Ming army, leaving us with a buffer time. For now, the only way is to immediately
Remove the siege of Ma Muji and move the entire army eastward to defeat the Donglu first.
Otherwise, not only will Ma Muji be defeated, but the 20,000-strong army will also be in danger of being annihilated!"
Li Laiheng was very angry at Gu Kecheng's mistake and laxity. Now his thoughts were disturbed by the news that the Qing army suddenly crossed the river, and his mind was in chaos.
Li Laiheng's understanding of later history overly strengthened his fear of the Qing army. Fang Yiren had only experienced the Qing army's massacre in Jinan, but Li Laiheng knew that in just two years, the Qing army would dominate the world
Carry out a larger scale and more brutal massacre.
This kind of prophet made Li Laiheng unable to look at the Qing army calmly. He used his imagination to lay an overly powerful veil on Donglu, which also destroyed his rational thinking about the Qing army.
Gu Junen, who had never experienced the Qing army's military confrontation, had much more fighting courage than Li Laiheng. But Fang Yiren, who was between the two, between being overly fearful and overconfident and underestimating the enemy, was still
Being able to look at the problem more rationally, he quickly stopped Gu Junen and said:
"No, now the army's attack on Ma Muji is at its peak, and Chen Yongfu is a bold and careful man. If he rashly withdraws from the siege, he will definitely see the clues. If Chen Yongfu suddenly launches a counterattack when we withdraw from the siege,
, we will lose a lot of strength just by retreating, how can we fight the Qing army?"
Li Laiheng's eyes widened and he looked at Fang Yiren and asked: "Then you mean not to withdraw the siege? If you don't withdraw the siege, do you want me to besiege the Ming army and defeat the Qing army at the same time? Who do you think I am? Qi Shaobao did the same
It’s not like that!”
"Palace Master...Palace Master, calm down and calm down." Fang Yiren stretched out his hands and spoke slowly, "Chen Yongfu must be in trouble now. He doesn't know whether he should continue to carry on or surrender. As long as the Palace Master sends an envoy to persuade him,
When Chen Yongfu surrendered, he said that we would give him one last moment to think about it so that we could safely withdraw the siege troops."
This idea is quite in line with the current situation, and Gu Junen immediately agreed and said:
"Leshan's strategy is good. It is also a way to slow down the troops... If the commander agrees, I can go to Ma Mu Ji to surrender to the invading army, leaving a little hope for Chen Yongfu, making him think that we are going to stand still and wait for him.
Surrender. Your Majesty seizes this opportunity, immediately withdraws his troops, turns eastward, destroys the Eastern captives, and then turns back to capture Chen and Yuan. The situation will be completely resolved."
"It's okay for Chen Yongfu to say that Yuan Shizhong's head is getting more and more abnormal, and he looks like a filial piety black man. If he faints..." Li Laiheng glanced at Gu Junen, and he was very happy with Gu Junen's volunteering, but he still pointed out
He understood the danger of this trip, "If Yuan Shizhong faints, you will be in danger. You are a marching Sima, and all the work of the Army Department depends on your coordination and leadership. If something happens, I will regret it."
Gu Junen also put a felt hat on his head. Although he was only a scribe, he always boasted that he was good at riding and shooting, and he liked the martial arts of military horses.
On weekdays, he always wears armor and looks like a military general. Now he puts the Fan Yang felt hat, which is common in the army, on his head, and he actually has a sense of the majestic spirit of a warrior who is gone and never returns.
"Don't worry too much, I have 20,000 strong soldiers behind me. Even if Yuan Shizhong wants to go crazy, Chen Yongfu will hold him down."
Gu Junen put on his felt hat and tied a red triangular scarf under his neck. He smiled calmly and said: "Mao Sui entrusted Chu, and I will take over his post now. Zhao Sheng and Wei Wuji will take over the post. I hope you will take over the post."
Yuan Shizhong was superstitious about the court, so it was extremely risky for Gu Junen to enter the camp alone. No one knew whether Yuan Shizhong would suddenly faint and kill him.
But Gu Junen was willing to take extraordinary risks in order to give the intruders a chance to withdraw from the siege and attack the Qing troops in the east. Even if he was purely seeking greater fame and took such a deviant approach, people have to admire his wisdom, courage and courage.
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Even Fang Yiren, who had always had a grudge against Gu Junen, said with emotion at this time: "I have the spirit of an ancient gentleman today, but I am a hundred times worse."
After Li Laiheng took a deep breath, he punched Gu Junen in the chest and said: "Okay! The soldiers are in danger, and the Donglu cannot be underestimated. I must be extremely vigilant. There is no alternative to slowing down the troops, and the important task of the envoy can only be
I leave it to you! So straightforward, what happens today will be recorded in the annals of history a hundred years from now."
Gu Junen patted the dagger on his waist and said with a smile: "Then I can't lose face to Chuang Jun and Shijun. If Yuan Shizhong wants to go crazy, I will press the sword and use this dagger to understand him.
, and left Chen Yongfu with no way out."
Li Laiheng laughed and said: "Ha! Yuan Shizhong is also a famous handsome man in the Central Plains. How can your three-legged cat Kung Fu hurt him?"
"Haha, what you said is not bad." Gu Junen shrugged, "It's just that it would be unlucky to elaborate on it. Do you want me to tell you that Yuan Shizhong is going crazy and wants to kill me? I will just kill myself with this sword."
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Gu Junen's fearlessness lies in his belief that the strength of the Chuang army is sufficient to deter Chen Yongfu, and Chen Yongfu can definitely control Yuan Shizhong. Since Yuan Shizhong is a superstitious person of the imperial court, before Chen Yongfu formally surrendered to the Chuang army, Chen Yongfu was the representative of the imperial authority.
How did Yuan Shizhong resist this incarnation of authority?
Moreover, Gu Junen was born with an adventurous nature. He did not regard what he did as "using himself as bait", but only regarded it as a brave thing to do to penetrate into the tiger's den.
Finally, the fundamental factor that made Gu Junen decide to take this risky move was his pursuit of fame and fortune.
Li Laiheng's recent performance has made Gu Junen understand that the object of Li Laiheng's greatest worry is not the Ming Dynasty court, but the Qing soldiers living deep outside the customs.
Now that Donglu suddenly appeared on the south bank of the Yellow River, the Chuang army was in a very fragile and vulnerable situation. If he could take this big step to reverse the unfavorable situation of the Chuang army, then he could truly win Korea in Li Laiheng's heart.
Only with a status like Uncle Cheng could he surpass Fang Yiren and become Li Laiheng's first subordinate.
"The time is tight, which delays all your affairs. The attack on Donglu requires you to make a decisive decision and persevere. As for Ma Muji, I will do my best to prevent Chen Yongfu from waiting and watch, so as not to affect our troops.
The attack on Donglu."
Li Laiheng finally held Gu Junen's hand and said with admiration: "This move is of great importance, as it is directly related to the safety of the army. After Ma Mu is concentrated, we must be cautious and consider it again and again. If it is not for reasons
As a last resort, never conflict with officers and soldiers."
"We can't delay any longer, let's act immediately!"
The sky was gradually darkening, and the dark night was the best barrier to cover the intruders' eastward retreat, so Gu Junen insisted on heading to Ma Mu concentration immediately before nightfall, so as to buy more time for Li Laiheng to move.
He showed great courage and took only two followers to the Ming army camp. The weather was cool after the rain, and even cooler after nightfall. A layer of dew accumulated on the armor Gu Junen was wearing unknowingly, and one of the followers wanted to help him
He wiped it, but was rejected by Gu Junen.
"Everyone, save your strength!"
Chen Yongfu was very cautious. He was deeply puzzled and surprised by the way the intruders suddenly stopped the offensive and sent envoys to negotiate after a violent attack for nearly half a day.
Not to mention Yuan Shizhong, according to his opinion, there is nothing to talk about with Chuang Jun, so he should just kill Gu Junen with a single blow.
The Ming army's defense in Mamuji drew on the Chuangjun fortifications founded by Li Laiheng. There were countless twinkling lights inside and outside Mamuji.
Chen Yongfu's military tactics are unpredictable and unpredictable. Sometimes he deliberately conceals everything to prevent the enemy from knowing his true strength. Sometimes he also creates suspicions and uses exaggerated illusions to confuse the enemy's eyes and ears.
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He concealed the specific strength of the Ming army, but he was still worried that Gu Junen, who knew military knowledge, would get a glimpse of his true intentions from the illusion he arranged.
Among the defenders who welcomed Gu Junen into the Ming army's fortress, there were many veterans from Xiaoyuan Camp. Their clothes, appearance, and temperament were completely different from those of the soldiers in Henan Town under Chen Yongfu. Gu Junen noticed that at a glance
Very obvious difference.
The soldiers of Xiaoyuan Camp were completely trapped by Yuan Shizhong's personal kindness and the money scattered by Chen Yongfu, so they stayed in Ma Muji with no way out.
From the bottom of their hearts, they had no intention of fighting tooth and nail with their comrades-in-arms Chuang Jun not long ago, in a life-or-death struggle.
After they saw the envoys from the Chuang army, their eyes couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope. They all felt that this might mean that the war was about to end, and the old boss finally relaxed and wanted to return to the side of the Chuang camp.
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Although Chen Yongfu tried his best to prevent Gu Junen from finding out the inside story of the Ming army, he still relied on such clues to gain insight into the subtle changes in the mentality of the Ma Muji defenders.
The corner of Gu Junen's mouth couldn't help but curl up. It seemed that his self-recommendation was more than half successful.
"Chen Zhentai, Yuan Canrong, I have something to say, please listen carefully..."