In early April, it rained for two consecutive days in Huailai. The heavy snow had already melted away, and the rain gradually became abundant, making the ground look very muddy.
The Qin army marching from Datong to Shuntian Prefecture consisted of more than 20,000 people, and the team was extremely long. Under the leadership of Sun Chuanting, this victorious army had got rid of the shadow of the defeat of Xin'an, and its military appearance was very majestic.
After the rain, it was inconvenient for mules and horses to drag carts, which somewhat affected the march. Sun Chuanting, Gao Jie, Li Chengdong and others led a small number of troops and rushed to Huailai to join the generals Guan Ning.
As early as when the Qin army set off from Datong, Wu Sangui had already written to Sun Chuanting, expressing the loyalty of the Guan Ning army. After the Battle of Baigouhe, the backbone of the Guan Ning army was almost interrupted by the intruders, and they were in urgent need of help.
He then joined forces with the Qin army to defend the capital together.
In the letter, Wu Sangui made an appointment with Sun Chuanting to meet in Huailai. In addition to Wu Sangui and Gao Di from the Guanning Army, Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town, also came to Huailai in person to greet Sun Chuanting. The generals of the Ming army showed Sun Chuanting's enthusiasm
The high degree of obedience also gave Commander Sun a little more confidence in the military force to suppress thieves.
He thought that in recent years, the teachers had no discipline and the warriors were domineering and lawless. However, after being baptized by the intruders, these warriors knew more or less about loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. Now Wu Sangui and others actively used their own resources to
To contribute to the army of suppressing bandits shows that the Ming Dynasty's resurgence is no longer a distant dream, but is already floating on the horizon.
"Mr. Hong, you have to retreat a little bit from now on."
Wu Sangui and others were waiting for Sun Chuanting's arrival in Huai Lai. He knew that Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou had been colleagues for many years in the past, but since Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing army after the Songjin Battle, Sun Chuanting had not wanted to kill him every day to save the court.
shame.
Therefore, even though the Ming and Qing Dynasties had negotiated peace, and the imperial court had established the national policy of borrowing troops to help suppress the enemy and quelling the bandits, Wu Sangui did not want Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to meet directly and irritate Governor Sun.
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Okay, the rest will be arranged by the eldest uncle."
After the Guan Ning Army withdrew to the Gyeonggi area, after rest and replenishment, the current Ningyuan Town, Shanhaiguan Guan Army, and Liu Zeqing's Shandong Town totaled about 20,000 troops, which was roughly the same as the number of soldiers and horses brought by Sun Chuanting.
These troops are now stationed in Huailai. The city is small and lacks houses for the Qin army to live in. In order to avoid the Qin army suddenly entering the city and clashing with the officers and soldiers of Guan Ning's army, and to avoid soldiers with poor discipline from looting in the city, Wu Sangui ordered
He sent people to the Qin army several times to explain the situation, and also found a group of local gentry in Huailai and asked Sun Chuanting to allow the Qin army to temporarily station outside the city.
In Sun Chuanting's view, these requests were reasonable. After he briefly arranged the stationing of the Qin army, he received an invitation from Wu Sangui. The eagerness of the generals of the Guan Ning army to unite with the Qin army as soon as possible was fully revealed.
It's on the letter.
Wu Sangui spent a lot of money to specially invite a large group of famous singers and concubines from Beijing. They drank and sang in Huailai City and set up a huge and luxurious scene to welcome the Qin generals.
Sun Chuanting himself did not have much interest in these wine and singing girls, but he knew that the generals of the Qin army, including Gao Jie and Li Chengdong, were all envious of the "lovely concubines of Yanjing" that Wu Sangui called them.
He was happy to be a favor, and after pretending to reprimand the envoy of Guan Ning Army for a few words, he finally agreed to take the Qin Army generals into the city to attend the banquet.
Gao Jie was a relatively straightforward person, and he was overjoyed when he heard this, and wanted to bring all his close associates into the city. Sun Chuanting casually criticized Gao Jie for his somewhat inexperienced appearance, but Guan Ning
The envoy from the army said that Wu Sangui had prepared fine wine and delicacies for hundreds of people to feast in the city, and it would not be a problem for more people to come.
In this way, in addition to Sun Chuanting and the generals of the Qin army, Gao Jie and Li Chengdong also called over all their trusted generals in the army, plus some guards, and together they gathered more than 500 people and entered the city together.
There were so many people, which made Sun Chuanting feel a little embarrassed. He reprimanded the Qin army generals several times along the way. However, everyone felt that the Battle of Datong and the Battle of Yanmen were two battles for the Qin army and two victories. In comparison,
However, Guan Ning's army was severely defeated in the Battle of Baigouhe. Now that the Qin army has returned to Beijing, of course it deserves to enjoy some fine wine and singing songs.
Sun Chuanting shook his head helplessly: "Oh, they are all old men in the army, don't make others laugh!"
Gao Jie turned around, looked at the group of jubilant generals, and said with a smile: "Sir, we have won two victories in World War II, and the brothers are very high-spirited. I think this is because the military morale can be used, there is nothing bad about it."
Li Chengdong shrugged and said: "What does this famous beauty in the capital look like? How does it compare to the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai? I wonder if we can take a look at the famous concubine of the Wu Zhentai family."
Sun Chuanting looked at this group of arrogant soldiers of the Qin Army, feeling helpless and amused. He thought that after all, this was the God of War, and it was not a big deal for everyone to have a little fun without violating military discipline.
"Supervisor Sun!"
Wu Sangui, Gao Di, and Liu Zeqing had been waiting for a long time. When Wu Sangui saw so many people coming from the Qin army, the expression on his face was slightly surprised, but it soon disappeared.
Sun Chuanting stroked his beard, and, surrounded by the generals of the Qin Army and the Guan Ning Army, strode into the Commander's Mansion. Wu Sangui had already sent people to decorate the Commander's Mansion, and the Commander's Mansion was decorated with lights and colors, and many posters advocating for Datong were posted.
The couplet of Yanmen's two great speeds made Sun Chuanting elated and very satisfied.
"The Superintendent and all the generals from the Qin Army who are guarding the platform and assisting the platform are all coming to the lobby. I have spent a lot of money to invite many singers from the capital. It will be a feast for my eyes to come here." Wu Sangui cupped his fists and smiled at Gao Jie and others.
, "The space in the lobby is limited, so other generals can go to the side rooms to eat and rest first. How about that?"
No one had any objections to Wu Sangui's arrangement. Li Chengdong wanted to see if the very famous Chen Yuanyuan in the rumors was in his arms today, so he hurriedly entered the lobby.
His anxious look made Sun Chuanting feel ashamed, but Guan Ningjun showed a very tolerant attitude. Wu Sangui laughed a few times and called a group of good-looking maids to serve the generals into the hall.
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Because there were mostly women in the hall, Wu Sangui arranged some servants outside the gate to help the Qin generals remove their armor and weapons. Gao Jie was a rogue and had experienced countless life and death crises. His armor and sword were like
It's like it's grown on his body. Under normal circumstances, Gao Jie would never take off his weapon.
It's just that the situation is different now. With Guan Ningjun giving face like this, Sun Chuanting also felt that it was no big deal to put down his weapons, so he quickly persuaded Gao Jie to learn how to socialize and entertain in the capital in the future.
After Sun Chuanting's persuasion, Gao Jie reluctantly took off his sword. He felt a little uneasy in his heart. Although Wu Sangui and others said that the hall was full of singing girls and said that everyone wanted to drink and have fun, they asked everyone to take off their swords.
Gao Jie unloaded his weapons, but Gao Jie clearly saw many soldiers of the Guan Ning Army armed with weapons and guarding around the hall.
However, the atmosphere was warm now, and although Gao Jie felt uneasy, it was inconvenient to say any more inappropriate words.