Chapter 34: Who is better than whom?

"Return to the commander, the last general is back."

When Xia Chengde saw Hong Chengchou again, it was already dawn, and Xia Chengde was covered in mud and water at this time, and the whole person almost collapsed, and he was supported by two guards to walk into the White Tiger Festival Hall.

"There is nothing unusual about the general soldier of Yang Fu, but Cao Bianjiao is falsely."

Hong Chengchou sighed for a moment when he heard this: "Cao Bianjiao has always been unruly, I thought he just liked to fight for merit, but I didn't expect that he was also a good hand at slandering his colleagues." ”

Xia Chengde panted and said: "In order to show his heart, General Yang Fu is ready to advance to Songshan with grain and grass to support the commander nearby. ”

Hong Chengchou stood up anxiously and said, "Nonsense! How dare he leave Beacon Hill without permission? General Xia, has Wang Pu already left Beacon Hill? ”

Xia Chengde said: "When the last general left, General Wang Pu was already commanding the three armies. ”

Hong Chengchou hurriedly walked to the front of the map in two steps, looked at the map for a while, and then said to Yang Guozhu and Wu Sangui, who were silent: "The terrain east of Songshan is open, if Huang Taiji wants to intercept and kill Wang Pu, this place is the best." ”

Yang Guozhu said: "How dare Wang Pu leave Bijia Mountain and go north? ”

Wu Sangui said: "Zhang Ruolin is here in the Ministry of War, and Bai Guangen is the backup, maybe he really has the guts."

Commander, since this Zhang Ruolin came to Liaodong, he has regarded himself as a messenger and forced us to fight everywhere.

Nowadays, there are already rumors that this person is holding the power of the army Cao, taking over the power of the governor, and commanding with all his heart. But I know that there is Zhang Bingbu, but I don't know that there is Governor Hong.

If we can't expel this person, we will die without a place to bury. ”

Hong Chengchou turned a deaf ear to Wu Sangui's words, and tapped his finger at the open space between Songshan and Xingshan: "This is where we are weak, if Cao changes Jiaojiao, we will have endless troubles."

Guozhu, you will lead the people of the headquarters to leave Songshan tomorrow, strengthen the guard force of Xingshan, and I will launch a surprise attack on Songshan with Changbo to cover your departure from Songshan, remember, no matter what kind of situation you encounter on the road, you must not stop! ”

Yang Guozhu looked at Hong Chengchou a little confused, and when he saw that Wu Sangui was also looking at him, he nodded lightly.

After Hong Chengchou arranged the contingency plan, he said to Xia Chengde: "Tomorrow evening, you defend the city, I will go out of the city with Uncle Chang to fight, and all the cannons will be entrusted to you, if there is a change, it will be blown up immediately!" ”

When the tired Xia Chengde heard this, he immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Hong Chengchou gently patted Xia Chengde on the shoulder and said, "It's good to rest, I'm afraid you won't have time to rest tomorrow." ”

Xia Chengde said: "The last general will definitely live up to the trust of the commander." ”

Hong Chengchou slammed his fist on the table and said, "The outcome depends on tomorrow!" ”

Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui, and Xia Chengde got up and promised.

When Xia Chengde left, Wu Sangui arched his hand to Hong Chengchou and said, "Commander, Xia Chengde has a problem?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "This is a fool who thinks he is smart, and fortunately he is stupid, so he didn't let me wait to be buried in Songshan." ”

Yang Guozhu said: "In this way, the last general doesn't have to go to Xingshan tomorrow?" ”

Hong Chengchou sneered: "Why don't you go? Not only are you going to Xingshan, but I and my uncle will also go to Xingshan, after the two of you return to the camp, immediately look for your confidants, and Anzhong will investigate Xia Chengde's soldiers in the army.

Don't startle the snake after you find out, and wait until tomorrow afternoon, I have another military order. ”

Until he left the White Tiger Festival Hall, Yang Guozhu didn't understand why the commander said that Xia Chengde was a spy, and seeing the worried look on Wu Sangui's face, he asked in a low voice: "Uncle, talk about the joints in it, I have a rough temperament, I didn't understand." ”

Wu Sangui said lightly: "Xia Chengde shouldn't have slandered Cao Bianjiao!" If Cao Bianjiao had changed, we would have been surrounded by Jiannu a long time ago, and we would not have to wait until now, and Jiannu would not have needed to use corpses to pile up fortifications to attack the city. ”

Yang Guozhu suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and couldn't help but ask again: "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: "This time is different from the past, as long as you have military power in your hands, you don't have to obey the commands of those ignorant civil officials, and the commander no longer pays attention to Chen Xinjia, let alone this Zhang Ruolin."

I'm sure that as long as this Zhang Ruolin dares to coerce Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, and Wang Pu into doing rebellious things, it will be when Zhang Ruolin's head hits the ground. ”

Yang Guozhu said again: "How should Xia Chengde deal with it?" ”

Wu Sangui said: "In the eyes of the commander, a piece of straw paper, a stone, and a piece of wood are all useful, how can Xia Chengde be useless?" ”

Yang Guozhu nodded meaningfully, looked at Wu Sangui and smiled, and went back to the camp.

In the evening, Dorgon received a letter from Feather Arrow, and after reading it, he went to see Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji had an unbearable headache for the past two days, and since he entrusted the power to Dolgon, he rarely came to the front of the army again.

When he heard that Dolgon asked to see him, he tore off the strip of cloth tied to his head, washed his face with ice water, and finally slapped his face twice, cleared his throat, and went to the Chinese army's tent to see Dolgon.

Dorgon said respectfully, "Is my brother well?" ”

Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Yesterday I opened the big bow, but fortunately, the power of falconry and bear hunting is still there." ”

Dolgon smiled and said, "In this way, I am blessed with great fortunes. ”

Huang Taiji said with a smile: "As long as our brothers work together, there is nothing in this world that can be difficult for us." ”

Dolgon took out the secret letter sent by Xia Chengde from his bosom, and personally took it to Huang Taiji and said: "This is the secret letter sent by Xia Chengde, Hong Chengchou has already been tricked, and is ready to let Yang Guozhu leave Songshan to guard Cao Bianjiao, he and Wu Sangui will counterattack our Qing army formation tomorrow." ”

After reading the secret letter, Huang Taiji said: "After a long time of looking at the flood array, I saw that the front of the public gathering, the rear team was quite weak, and the day before yesterday I suddenly said: This formation has the right to the front but no defense, and it can be broken." ”

Dolgon smiled and said, "We can order the Mongol generals of Jinzhou, Nuomuji and Sang'alzhai, to resist the army of Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui. ”

Huang Taiji smiled: "Where are they the opponents of Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui?" ”

Dolgon laughed and said, "Even if they defeat Nomuji and Sanalzhai, they can only go all the way north, and they can't escape back to Xingshan!" ”

Huang Taiji looked at his younger brother with clear eyebrows and smiled: "I think that you can first go south from Changling Mountain, west of Jinzhou, bypass Songshan, cross Xingshan, and cut off the grain route of the Ming army.

Feiyangu and Duoduo went south along the coast from the mouth of the Xiaoling River to cut off the assembly place of the Ming army's seaborne grain in Bijia Mountain, off the coast of Jinzhou.

I thought that when the news of our army reached the Ming army, the hearts of the people under Hong Chengchou's command should soon be dispersed. ”

Dorgon smiled, "What the elder brother said is very true, and the younger brother will do as the elder brother tells him." ”

Huang Taiji said: "Be careful, Hong Chengchou is also a battle-hardened general, and he should not be underestimated." ”

Dolgon said yes again, and left the tent.

When Dolgon left, Huang Taiji said to the leader of the guards: "Order, the Chinese army camp retreats thirty miles back. ”

Lei Heng is a rare chess master in the army, and Yun Zhao is not his opponent yet, but Lei Heng has been waiting carefully, so that Yun Zhao's situation is on par with him.

Obviously, the game ended in a draw.

This requires more skillful chess to do this.

Yun Zhao enjoyed this way of playing chess, so he reopened the game...... As a result, it was another draw...... Then Yun Zhao opened another game...... It continues to be a draw...... Yun Zhao opened 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 kidding you, can't you see it?" ”

Lei Heng said: "I can see it." ”

"Now that you can see it, why don't you win me?"

Lei Heng said with a smile: "After the county inspection is completed, I will know the reason when I come to Lei Heng to play chess." ”

Yun Zhao dropped the black general and said lightly: "Do you think that if you don't win, you can make my heart full of fighting spirit?" Do you think that when I turn back, you will be able to kill my arrogance by defeating me from the chessboard? ”

Lei Heng nodded and said: "The puppet can't win the ambition, and the three armies can't win the commander." ”

Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "It's just a little Zhang Bingzhong, and I am not qualified to put more effort into it, and if I can appear in Yueyang, I will already give Zhang Bingzhong enough face." ”

Lei Heng said: "The county has a strong liver fire these days, I don't know what it is for?" ”

Yun Zhao looked at Lei Heng and said, "Are you so confident? You think you're doing everything well and I have nowhere to blame? ”

Lei Heng said: "The last general doesn't feel that there is anything here that needs to be so irritable by the county honor, if you want the last general to take Changsha, you can get your wish in three hours, if you want the last general to level the battle line, three days later, the last general's command will appear in Changde Mansion and Nanchang Mansion."

Whether it is front or back, left and right, as long as the county lord specifies, the last general can hold a deer cutting knife to cut the fattest piece of venison for the county honor. ”

Yun Zhao glanced at Lei Heng and said: "It's for Lantian, not for me Yun Zhao, I can't live in one room, I can't lie down, what do you want so much land for?" ”

Lei Hengda said with a smile: "It is indeed the last general who said the wrong thing, it is for Lantian." It is also for the people of the 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 history records occupies a lot of weight in Yun Zhao's heart, and now, it has entered August, and the battle of Songshan is still in a stalemate, and Hong Chengchou has not taken too much advantage and has not suffered too much loss.

However, the war, which has been going on for a year, will eventually be decided by a winner.

Although Hong Chengchou at this time was more powerful than the Hong Chengchou in history, the inertia of history still made Yun Zhao worried.

His mood at this time was very conflicted, one would hope that Hong Chengchou would win, and the other would hope that Hong Chengchou would lose.

For him, it was more in his interest for Hong Chengchou to lose the war.

However, in the bottom of his heart, there was a voice that kept telling him - Hong Chengchou must win!