A knife in love

Chapter 2761
When Xu Yingyang said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "After hearing what Mr. Zhang said, Mr. Xu wondered what he was planning, and was startled. Mr. Zhang called a group of officers and soldiers and asked them to Block the secret passage, absolutely not allowing the Japanese pirates to get out of the secret passage, then dragged Xu into the yard, and said to Xu that after he received the secret report of the Japanese pirates in Dongliao County, he would call people immediately, He rushed to Dongliao County to deal with the Japanese pirates. However, he knew that after the civil fort change, Liaodong’s military equipment had been dismantled, and there were only a few old and weak soldiers left in the various guards, which were useless at all. He brought these soldiers and rushed to Dongliao County to fight the Japanese pirates. , can only be self-inflicted humiliation. And whether it is the Liaodong Governor’s Yamen or the Liaodong General Army’s Yamen, most of the officials, large and small, are the generation of wine bags and rice bags. If you call your own soldiers and horses to Dongliao County, the officials in the Yamen will definitely This matter leaked out. Since the Japanese pirates are coming to attack on a large scale, they will definitely send spies all over Liaodong to inquire about the news. Once they know that the Liaodong General Soldier sent troops to rescue, the Japanese pirates will probably lie in ambush on the way. Not only will they not be able to save Dongliao County, but even Mr. Zhang himself is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and his life is hard to save. Therefore, he thought over and over again, pretending not to believe that there is an emergency military situation in Dongliao County, scolding the envoys who came to ask for help, and at the same time sending his confidantes to various tribes of Manzi, Xu With a lot of money, the barbarians were asked to send troops to help. In order not to leak the news, Mr. Zhang did not allow the barbarians to go to Liaoyang to gather. Instead, they set out from their respective tribes, circled a big circle, and crossed the pass of Quanyong Mountain, [-] miles east of Dongliao County. , quietly sneaked into Dongliao County, and hid in the mountains on the north bank of the Dasha River."

When Xu Yingyang said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then said: "I heard from Mr. Zhang that in order not to leak the news, the barbarian went straight to Dongliao County after crossing the pass of Quanyong Mountain. On the way, he saw people killing people and slaughtering villages. Nothing was left behind. So four or five thousand barbarian horse troops marched southward, and no one knew about it."

As soon as Xu Yingyang finished speaking, Li Qiufeng sneered and said, "We resisted the Japanese pirates originally to protect the people from being slaughtered by the Japanese pirates. But the barbarians summoned by Mr. Zhang were even more brutal than the Japanese pirates and killed many people. So For one thing, no matter whether we resist the Japanese pirates or not, the common people will suffer misfortune, so what do you want the barbarians to come to Liaodong?! Master Zhang’s move is tantamount to rejecting the tiger at the front door and entering the wolf at the back door, and there will be endless troubles!"

Xu Yingyang nodded after listening to Li Qiufeng's words, and said in his mouth: "Why doesn't Xu think so? So after Mr. Zhang finished speaking, Xu persuaded him not to let Manzi participate in this matter. Mr. Zhang is a bastard." Scale, did not listen to Xu's persuasion at all. Later, he invited Xu to dinner, and saw Lord Yan Songyan during the dinner. It turned out that Lord Yan left Dongliao County to return to the north, but he did not expect to be attacked in Motianling. His guards fought desperately, He wanted to let Mr. Yan escape. Unfortunately, there were too many enemies, and the guards died in battle. Mr. Yan was captured alive by the enemy, and he was brought here in a daze. Fortunately, before the enemy did anything wrong, Mr. Zhang led his troops to kill him suddenly and captured this place. Zhuangzi rescued Master Yan.

"When Xu was having dinner with Master Yan and Master Zhang, someone came to report that there were two troops fighting at the foot of the old man's mountain, and there were dozens of people standing on the top of the old man's mountain. The left and right flanks of the mountain were in ambush, and he took Xu and others to the top of Old Man Mountain. Xu didn't expect to meet Li Daxia here, so what happened?"

After Li Qiufeng and others heard Xu Yingyang's words, all the doubts in their hearts were solved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.At this time, the heavy rain has just stopped, although there are still sporadic raindrops falling from the sky, but it is not to be feared.The dark clouds in the sky disappeared without knowing when, and the surrounding area became bright again.Everyone looked to the west and saw the barbarian horse army retreating from Wangjiazhuang, crossing the wilderness, and retreating straight to Old Man Mountain.Xu Yingyang sighed, turned his head and said to Yan Song: "Master Yan, this time Mr. Zhang has made extraordinary achievements, the imperial court will definitely reward you. Maybe Mr. Zhang will soar to the sky, and he will no longer have to burn cold stoves in Liaodong , go back to the capital to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, even if you enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, it is not difficult to think about it."

After Yan Song heard what Xu Yingyang had said, he stroked his long beard with his hands, smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Master Zhang has a clever plan. He defeated the Japanese pirates in the first battle and beheaded thousands of people. It is indeed a rare victory in the war against Japanese pirates since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It is not difficult for a general to make such contributions, even if he is appointed as a marquis and prime minister. If a civil servant participates in this war, the title of marquis cannot be lost. Mr. Zhang's meritorious service cannot be done without Mr. Xu's advice. What's more, Master Xu not only planned the strategy, but also personally led the Jinyiwei to fight the enemy. This credit is only above Master Zhang, not below Master Zhang. After defeating the Japanese pirates, Master Xu must be a high-ranking official when he returns to the capital Must be done, the horse must be ridden!"

After listening to Yan Song, Xu Yingyang waved his hands again and again, said a few words of humility, and then said: "Among the officials of Dongliao County dealing with Japanese pirates, Mr. Yan has the highest official position. If Mr. Yan hadn't been in the middle to dispatch, the command would have Fang, Mr. Zhang will definitely not be able to make such a great contribution. Mr. Yan is ordered to leave the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing and become an official in the capital. He will be of great use in the near future. This time, he will make such a great contribution in Liaodong, and he will be admitted to the cabinet to pay homage to the Prime Minister, just around the corner!"

Li Qiufeng, Qi Jiu, and Jin Yulou heard that Xu Yingyang and Yan Song were exchanging high hats, and their hearts were clear. They thought to themselves that these two were treacherous and cunning apprentices. Gui was extremely disgusted, so he made up his mind to take Zhang Gui's credit for himself.As a result, Xu Yingyang and Yan Song teamed up, and Zhang Gui must be very unlucky.

It's just that although everyone thought this in their hearts, no one said it out.Xu Yingyang spoke a few more words with the crowd, and saw that Zhang Gui had rushed to the open space at the foot of Old Man Mountain with a dozen cavalry officers and soldiers.Thousands of barbarians followed behind Zhang Gui and the others like a turbulent turbid current, until they came to Laoweng Mountain, and then stopped.

Li Qiufeng suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said to Xu Yingyang: "Master Xu, I just heard what Master Zhang said, and he seems to value that little Li Zi under him quite a lot. You treat me like this?"

Xu Yingyang smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Li Baihu asked Xu about this, and he was asking the right person. Jin Yiwei is the emperor's pro-army, and he was ordered by the emperor to monitor all officials. Mr. Zhang is the official of the frontier, and Jin Yiwei is natural. Pay special attention to him and inquire about his situation clearly. It turns out that after Mr. Zhang went to Liaodong as the general soldier, he selected dozens of brave and good soldiers from the army and took them as the adopted sons. On weekdays, Mr. Zhang treats These adopted sons are very good. It can be said that apart from wives and concubines, they cannot be given to them. Other properties such as gold, silver and jewelry are left to these adopted sons to choose. These guys have benefited from Mr. Zhang, and they will fight for the first in every battle. After a few years During that time, more than a dozen people died for Mr. Zhang."

(End of this chapter)