Chapter 34: Who is better than whom?
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the general is back."
When Xia Chengde saw Hong Chengchou again, it was already dawn. At this time, Xia Chengde was covered in mud and water, and he almost collapsed. , was helped into the White Tiger Festival Hall by two personal guards.
"There is nothing strange about General Yang, but it is Cao Bianjiao who falsely accuses him."
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment and sighed: "Cao Bianjiao has always been unruly. Tong, I thought he just liked to strive for credit, but I didn't expect that he was also good at falsely accusing his colleagues."
Xia Chengde said breathlessly: "In order to show his true intentions, General Yang is preparing to advance to Songshan with food and grass. Support the Commander-in-Chief nearby."
Hong Chengchou stood up anxiously and said: "What nonsense! How dare he leave Bijia Mountain without permission? General Xia, has Wang Pu left Bijia Mountain?"
Xia Chengde said: "When the general left, General Wang Pu was already giving orders to the three armies."
Hong Chengchou hurriedly walked to the map in two steps, looked at the map for a moment, and then turned to the silent Yang Guozhu and Wu Sangui said: "The terrain east of Songshan is open. If Huang Taiji wants to intercept and kill Wang Pu, this is the best place."
Yang Guozhu said: "How dare Wang Pu leave Bijia Mountain and go north?"
Wu Sangui said: "Zhang Ruolin, a doctor in the Ministry of War, is here, and Bai Guangen is his backup. He might really have the courage.
Commander Commander, Zhang Ruolin has been serving as an imperial envoy since he came to Liaodong. He has been forcing us to go to war everywhere.
Nowadays, there are rumors that this person takes advantage of the power of the army and the power of the governor, but he knows that there is Zhang Bingbu, but he does not know that Governor Hong is there. .
If we cannot expel this person, we will all die without a burial place." Hong Chengchou turned a deaf ear to Wu Sangui's words and pointed at the space between Songshan and Xingshan. Authentic: "This is where we are weak. If Cao becomes a dragon, we will have endless troubles.
Guozhu, you will lead your troops to leave Songshan tomorrow and strengthen the guards of Xingshan. Zhang Bo and I will A raid will be launched in Songshan to cover your departure from Songshan. Remember, no matter what situation you encounter on the way, don't stop!"
Yang Guozhu looked at Hong Chengchou in confusion, and saw that Wu Sangui was also watching! Looking at him, he nodded gently.
After Hong Chengchou arranged the contingency plan, he said to Xia Chengde: "Tomorrow evening, you will defend the city while Zhang Bo and I go out to fight. All the cannons are entrusted to you. If there is any change, they will be blown up immediately! "
The tired Xia Chengde immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I will obey my order!"
Hong Chengchou gently patted Xia Chengde on the shoulder and said: "Have a good rest, I'm afraid you will have to wait until tomorrow. There is no time to rest."
Xia Chengde said: "In the end, we will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's trust."
Hong Chengchou punched the table hard and said: "The winner is the winner. Look at tomorrow!"
Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui and Xia Chengde stood up and agreed.
Waiting for Xia ChengdeAfter leaving, Wu Sangui raised his hands to Hong Chengchou and said: "Commander Commander, is there something wrong with Xia Chengde?"
Hong Chengchou said: "This is a smart fool. Fortunately, he was stupid and didn't let us die in Songshan." "
Yang Guozhu said: "So you don't have to go to Xingshan tomorrow?"
Hong Chengchou sneered: "Why don't you go to Xingshan? , Zhang Bo and I also went to Xingshan. After you two returned to the camp, you immediately looked for your confidants. An Zhong searched for Xia Chengde's soldiers in the army.
Don't wait until you find something. I have to wait until noon tomorrow to have another military order."
Until he left the White Tiger Festival Hall, Yang Guozhu didn't understand why the commander said Xia Chengde was a spy. Seeing the worried look on Wu Sangui's face, he lowered his voice. He asked in a voice: "Uncle, tell me about the joints. I am careless and did not understand."
Wu Sangui said calmly: "Xia Chengde should not accuse Cao Bianjiao! If Cao Bianjiao had changed, we would have They were surrounded by Jiannu. We don’t have to wait until now. Jiannu doesn’t need to pile up corpses to attack the city." Yang Guozhu suddenly realized, nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but ask again: "What if we give up Songshan. "If Zhang Ruolin impeaches us, how should we respond?"
Wu Sangui looked at the sky and said a little lonely: "Today is different from the past. As long as you have military power in your hands, you don't have to obey the orders of ignorant civilian officials." Shuai no longer pays attention to Chen Xinjia, and he is even less willing to pay attention to this Zhang Ruolin.
I am sure that as long as this Zhang Ruolin dares to coerce Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, and Wang Puxing into disobedience, Zhang Ruolin will be killed. ”
p>Yang Guozhu asked again: "What should I do with Xia Chengde?"
Wu Sangui said: "In the eyes of the governor, a piece of papyrus, a piece of stone, and a piece of wood are all useful, how can Xia Chengde be useless? ?”
Yang Guozhu nodded meaningfully, smiled at each other, and went back to the camp.
In the evening, Dorgon received the letter brought by Yu Jian. After reading the letter, he went to see Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji has been suffering from unbearable headaches for the past two days. Since he entrusted his power to Dorgon, he rarely comes to the army again.
Hearing that Dorgon asked for an audience, he tore off the cloth tied to his head, washed his face with ice water, and finally slapped his face twice, cleared his throat and came Dorgon met at the Chinese army's tent.
Dorgon asked respectfully: "Brother, are you in good health?"
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "I fired the big bow yesterday. Fortunately, I still have the ability to shoot eagles and hunt bears."< /p>
Dorgon smiled and said: "In this way, our Qing Dynasty will be prosperous and blessed."
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "As long as we brothers work together, there will be no one in this world who can't stop us." "
Dorgon took out the secret letter from Xia Chengde and personally showed it to Huang Taiji: "This is the secret letter from Xia Chengde. Hong Chengchou has fallen into the trap and is going to let Yang Guozhu. Leaving Songshan Jisi Cao Bianjiao, he and Wu Sangui will meet again tomorrowAttack our Qing army formation. "
After reading the secret letter, Huang Taiji said: "After peeping at the flood formation for a long time, I saw that the masses were gathered in front, but the rear team was quite weak. The day before yesterday, I made a sharp reflection and said: This formation has front power but no rear guard. Broken. "
Dorgon smiled and said: "We can order Jinzhou Mongolian generals Nomuji and Sang'erzhai to resist the army of Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui. "
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Where are the opponents of Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui? ”
Dorgon smiled and said: “Even if they defeat Nomuji and Sang’erzhai, they can only go all the way north and cannot escape back to Xingshan!”
Huang Taiji looked at his handsome younger brother and smiled and said: "I think you can go south from Changling Mountain to the west of Jinzhou, bypass Songshan, cross Xingshan, and cut off the Ming army's food supply." road.
Fei Yanggu and Duduo went south along the coast from the mouth of Xiaoling River, cutting off the Ming army's gathering place for shipping grain at Bijiashan off the coast of Jinzhou.
I think that when the news of our army reaches the Ming army, the hearts of the people under Hong Chengchou will soon disperse.
Dorgon smiled and said: "Brother is absolutely right. I will act according to my brother's instructions."
Huang Taiji said: "Be careful, Hong Chengchou is also a battle-hardened warrior, so don't underestimate the enemy." "
Dorgon agreed again and left the Chinese army's tent.
After Dorgon left, Huang Taiji said to the leader of the guards: "Send the order, the Chinese army will be here." The battalion retreated thirty miles back. ”
Lei Heng is a rare chess master in the army. Yun Zhao is not his opponent yet, but Lei Heng has been waiting carefully to keep Yun Zhao on a par with him.
Obviously, this game ended in a draw.
This requires more advanced chess skills.
Yun Zhao enjoys this. The way to play chess, so he started a new game... As a result, it was a draw again... Then Yun Zhao played another game... It continued to be a draw... Yun Zhao played another game...
At dawn, Yun Zhao finally won!
He held Lei Heng’s black general and said, “Do you understand? "
Lei Heng said: "What do you understand?
Yun Zhao said angrily: "I'm playing tricks on you, can't you tell?" "
Lei Heng said: "I can see it. "
"Now that you can see it, why don't you win against me? ”
Lei Heng said with a smile: “After the county minister completes his inspection, you will know the reason if he comes to play chess with Lei Heng again.”
Yun Zhao left the black general and said calmly: "Do you think you can fill my heart with fighting spirit without defeating me?" Do you think you can kill my arrogance by killing me on the chessboard and defeating me when I turn around? "
Lei Heng nodded and said: "An ordinary man cannot seize the will, and the three armies cannot seize the commander."
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "He is just a little Zhang Bingzhong. He is not qualified to make me spend more time. If I can appear in Yueyang, I have already given Zhang Bingzhong enough face." "
Lei Heng said: "The county minister has been very angry these days.Sheng, I wonder what it is for?
Yun Zhao looked at Lei Heng and said, "Are you so confident?" Do you think that everything you do is good and I have nothing to blame? ”
Lei Heng said: “I don’t think there is anything here that requires the county magistrate to be so upset. If you want me to take Changsha, you will be able to do so in three hours. If you want me to After leveling the battle line, the general's subordinates will appear in Changde Mansion and Nanchang Mansion three days later.
Whether it is front or rear, left or right, as long as the county leader specifies it, the general will be able to hold the deer cutting knife and cut off the fattest piece of venison for the county leader.
Yun Zhao rolled his eyes at Lei Heng and said, "It's for Lan Tian, not for me, Yun Zhao. I can't live in a room or sleep in a house. What do I need so much land for?" "
Lei Heng laughed and said: "It is true that the last general said the wrong thing, and it was for Lan Tian. It’s also for the people of this world. ”
In the end, Yun Zhao did not say what he was worried about—in August of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen—Hong Chengchou defeated Songshan.
This period of historical records, in Yun Zhao Zhao's heart occupies a lot of weight. Now, it has entered August, and the Battle of Songshan is still in stalemate. Hong Chengchou did not take advantage of it, nor did he suffer much loss.
However. , this war that has lasted for a year will eventually have a winner.
Although Hong Chengchou at this time is more powerful than the Hong Chengchou in history, the inertia of history is still there. Yun Zhao was worried.
He was in a very contradictory mood. One moment he hoped that Hong Chengchou would win, and the other moment he hoped that Hong Chengchou would lose.
For him, Hong Chengchou lost. This war is more in his interest.
However, there is a voice in his heart that keeps telling him - Hong Chengchou must win!