Wu Sangui must have never read Mr. Zhou's masterpiece, so he couldn't understand the meaning of Pang Yu's words and couldn't respond. The atmosphere in the hall was a little dull for a while, and then the judge came on stage - Pang Yu had finished his job of playing the bad guy, and now it was Lao Jie's turn to play the red face:
"I said, Xiao Wu."
When the judge came up, he acted like an old man and patted Wu Sangui on the shoulder - Wu Sangui was very tall. If the judge hadn't been a tall and long-legged Shandong man, this action would have been a bit awkward.
"As for Lao Pang, he also tells the truth and puts the problem out first so that we can solve it in a targeted manner, right?"
First, he was a little confused by Pang Yu's words, and then he was slapped by Lao Jie. Wu Sangui nodded subconsciously, and then heard Jie Xi say:
"Liaodong Military Town has never had any friendship with us, but you, Xiao Wu, are an exception. Just call you Beiwei Master, and we will give you a hand. If you can really climb to the position of commander-in-chief of Liao Town in the future, we can also count it as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. Do you want to make a good relationship in advance?"
"That Sangui will never forget your kindness!"
Wu Sangui's face was flushed, and he wanted to say a few words of reassurance, but he felt that he seemed too concerned, and he felt a little embarrassed for a while. It took a lot of effort to mumble out a sentence, but it was still a bit unclear - the young man was young after all. If he had been replaced by an official, he would definitely have a better way of expressing himself.
Jie Xi didn’t care, he still held his neck and said:
"When it comes to cooperation, we don't have to shout out openly and fairly, we just need to know each other. General Xiao Wu, what you need is nothing more than military exploits against the Tatars, and you don't actually need to follow us closely to get this. "
"oh?"
Wu Sangui immediately looked at the other party with a very sincere look, while Xie Xi said confidently:
"We will attack soon and fight with them after we find them. We will definitely win this battle - there is no doubt about it. By then, the defeated troops of Houjin and Mongolia will definitely have fled in all directions, and most of their remnants - -If there are still more, they will inevitably retreat outside the wall. You Liao Town only need to seize the opportunity and give full play to the advantages of the cavalry. If you can cut off its retreat and intercept and kill the remaining troops, you will certainly achieve great success. . If not, you can always hunt down some defeated soldiers and get hundreds or even thousands of heads to gain favor with the imperial court."
Jie Xi said a few words so lightly, but Wu Sangui smiled bitterly - Is it that easy for you to win the battle in Qiongzhen? Find the opponent, fight, and win? If we can do it so easily, why should our Liao Zhen Army hide and dare not see people.
But since Jie Xi said so, he couldn’t refute it face to face, so he could only believe it. If planned according to this idea, the next action principles of Liaodong Town soldiers and horses are actually very simple, just two:
"First, before we fight each other, save yourself and don't get bitten by the Tatars."
"Second, wait until we defeat the opponent, then jump out to chase down the defeated soldiers and gain military merit. Get as much as you can!"
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Wu Sangui walked away in confusion. After leaving Tianjin City, he came back to his senses - Shorthair seemed to have promised him a lot, but seemed to have promised nothing. Because of the two principles of action finally agreed upon, they can implement them even without the other party's permission.
In fact, Wu Xiangjun’s current actions are strictly following the first one. After the battle between Qiongzhen and the Tatars, if there is an advantage to be taken, will they still stay in the ravine? He must have jumped out to grab someone’s head! This is what Liao Zhen is best at, so does it still need a short-haired license?
Of course, after thinking about this, Wu Sangui didn't feel any resentment - he didn't pay any price at all, so he just ran to someone's house and said a few salutes and said a few nice words. Could it be that Do you still expect the other party to help him by selling iron? The original idea was for the two parties to cooperate, but since Shorthair looked down on Liao Zhen's combat power at all, cooperation was out of the question.
But to say that this trip was completely in vain, that is not necessarily true - after obtaining the permission from Qiongzhen, they in Liaozhen will more or less cooperate with each other when taking actions, rather than simply grabbing credit and taking advantage. . In addition, Jie Xi also agreed that he had left several messengers behind. Qiong Haijun would notify the Liaodong troops as soon as possible before and after the battle so that they could seize the opportunity.
If Wu Sangui had not worried about his father, he would have wanted to stay in person. He hoped to see with his own eyes how the short-haired army fought and won against the powerful troops of Hou Jin and Mongolia, and to grasp the mystery of it. Unfortunately, my biological father's side was more important after all, so I could only arrange for a few of the most astute confidants to stay in Tianjin, and told them to keep their eyes open and learn from it.Speaking of Tianjin Port, not long after Wu Sangui was sent away, Xie Xi and others welcomed a group of uninvited guests, this time from the capital - the special envoy sent by the Ming Emperor, the Chief of Ceremonies Bingbi, the Admiral The eunuch of Dongchang, Cao Huachun.
Strictly speaking, Cao Huachun was not an "uninvited guest" because Guo Yi and others from Beijing had sent a telegram two days in advance, saying that Emperor Chongzhen had lost his temper and insisted on sending a eunuch to urge him. It was originally planned to send Gao Qiqian - the emperor still trusted him very much in the military. However, Zhou Yanru, Qian Qianyi and others were knocking on the side, saying that Gao Qiqian had had some trouble with Short Hair in Shandong, and that Short Hair's gang were domineering and disrespectful, and they might not be able to meet him if they were sent there. bad thing.
To say that Chongzhen has a headstrong character, it also depends on the time. Now when there are a large number of Tatar soldiers outside the city, he is still more able to listen to advice, so he changed someone - Mr. Qian Ge Cao Huachun, who has always had a tacit understanding, appeared with a smile. Being able to leave Beijing at this time requires a certain amount of courage. Eunuch Cao's move was regarded as an act of loyalty to the country, and he gained a lot of favor from the emperor.
There were several civil servants who came with Eunuch Cao. They were all young men from Qian Ge Lao and Zhou Ge Lao's family - they came to Short Hair to earn military merit. Other factions in the DPRK may still have doubts about Qiong Haijun's ability to defeat the Tatar soldiers, but Mr. Qian Ge is convinced. In the last battle of Shandong, he took this opportunity to make a comeback. This opportunity is of course even more important. Take advantage of it!
It’s a pity that he can no longer monopolize the benefits this time - Zhou Yanru has been watching eagerly from the sidelines. The talents in the entourage have been prepared for a long time, just waiting to take advantage of this wave. Compared with Qian Ge Lao's faction, Zhou Shoufu's background was deeper - the number of "Zhou faction" among the civil servants who came this time was slightly more than that of Qian faction.
In addition, there were also several young nobles from the capital who came, all of whom were married to Shorthair, and wanted to take the opportunity to come over and see the true quality of Qiong Haijun. The Ming Dynasty Wuxun Group is now in a state of decadence, but the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and after all, a few brave ones can still be found. The one with the highest status among them was actually Zhang Shize, the British prince, known as the young prince. As the highest hereditary duke of the Ming Dynasty, he had been in charge of the military power of the capital for generations. The British princely family had retained some traditions of military generals. Pang Yu remembered that this last British prince was also martyred when Li Zicheng conquered Beijing. He truly achieved "living with the country" and deserved some respect for him.
"Coupled with some of the Jin Yiwei and Beijing elites who accompanied the escort, there were more than a hundred people in total, and it could be said that they came in droves.
It doesn’t matter the others. The appearance of Cao Huachun made both Jie Xi and Pang Yu deeply annoyed:
"Eunuch who supervises the army? Zhu Youjian really can't change his suspicious temper until his death!"
Cao Huachun came in the name of Laojun, but everyone knew his duty - to keep an eye on every move of the short-haired army for the emperor and report to the capital at all times. The so-called "imperial envoy to monitor the ministers" is what I tell you openly and honestly, we are here to monitor and patrol on behalf of heaven!
The problem is that Qiong Haijun is not willing to be subject to such constraints.
"Why, our army doesn't care about the affairs of the Ming Dynasty emperor. It seems that what was expressed last time was not clear enough!"
Jie Xi was extremely angry about this and even wanted to do something evil:
"How about we find an opportunity to kill that eunuch after we send out troops? Anyway, the war is fierce and dangerous, so it is normal for one or two eunuchs to die."
Pang Yu was also very annoyed, but he maintained some sense:
"If it's Gao Qiqian, I don't object to getting rid of him. But let's keep Cao Huachun. He is close to Qian Qianyi and can barely be considered on our side."
"Then let him wander around in front of you and me with such a carefree attitude. Isn't it okay to be disrespectful?"
"As for this issue, let's wait until Captain Tang and Captain Wang come over and discuss it together."
Pang Yu didn’t want to take on this responsibility, but Jie Xi’s eyes suddenly lit up after hearing these words:
"They are almost here?"
"Well, I sent a telegram yesterday that the fleet has entered the Bohai Bay, and it is expected to only take a day or two."
"Great, let's wait until they come."
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A few days later, the main force of the Qiong Navy, assembled from Luzon, Taiwan and other places, finally arrived at Tianjin Port. Since the port could not accommodate so many ships, many ships had to leave quickly after sending people off and unloading goods, and went to Weihai Port to stay overnight. The Jinmen fleet originally stationed in the port was also sent out to perform patrol tasks to free up berths to accommodate an unprecedented number of Qiongzhen warships.
——The two fleets of East China Sea and South China Sea, led by Wen Desi and Ling Ning respectively, separated themselves.Later, the scale expanded a lot, but this time they were all transferred to the north. Originally, Zheng's fleet wanted to join in the fun, but they were told that they couldn't squeeze in, so they had no choice but to give up.
The Tianjin soldiers and civilians, regardless of gender, old or young, including the large group of people who had just arrived from the capital, were all severely shocked. For example, at this moment, Cao Huachun, who was wearing a scarlet python robe, was standing on an unfinished lighthouse by the port. The view here was good and he could overlook the whole Tianjin Port. He had visited it once when he first arrived two days ago. At that time, he only saw The blue sky and blue sea are refreshing.
However, at this moment, all Cao Huachun could see was the shadow of the sail covering the sky and the sun. On the sea, wherever he looked, there were giant ships, filling the entire Tianjin Port and even a large area of ??water outside the port.