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Chapter 42 Begging the Governor to Revise the Book
In the 11th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on the fifth day of October, at the beginning of noon, in the eastern suburbs of Changping, at the camp of King Qin of Xuanfu Town.

Zhang Cheng was sitting on a simple wooden bench. In front of him was the Tartarist in the coat Aha, who was still lying on the bed. Zhang Cheng asked, "What is your name and where is your origin?"

The wrapped Aha stared at one eye, covered the other eye, and had cloth strips wrapped around his head, making him look like a zombie.

Hearing the sound at this moment, he stared hard at that eye, trying to look at the person in front of him, but he was always vague. In desperation, he struggled and replied: "Ah, is the Tartar dead?... Dead or not?" die……"

"Dead, you died after you bit off your throat." Zhang Cheng answered his question, and continued to ask him: "Where is your origin? When was it taken captive by the Tartars?"

Suddenly, the only remaining left eye of the wrapped Ahha glared at Zhang Cheng and said, "I'm from Tongzhou. When the Tartars came that year, they took me captive. What can I do? God damn it!" the Tartars,
I have to farm the land and work hard. Is it my fault? The land where the birds don’t shit, the food that grows is not enough, is it my fault?Poor my daughter-in-law, my father, my mother, and my baby...only two years old...wow..."

He was still somewhat incoherent, with only one eye left, still staring at the top of the tent, talking nonsense in his mouth.

Chen Zhong pressed Zhang Cheng's ear and asked, "Master, this guy is already out of his mind, why don't you solve it earlier."

"Don't worry, keep him first, it may be of great use!"

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the dazzling sun, feeling that it was still so dazzling that people couldn't look directly at it.

Zhang Cheng, who was visiting the wounded soldiers one by one, suddenly received an order from Zhang Yan's personal soldiers that Duchen Lu would come to the camp to inspect the prisoners in person.

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When Zhang Cheng rushed to his uncle Zhang Yan's camp, Lu Xiangsheng hadn't arrived yet, but three carts had already returned, full of tanned Tartar heads.

Zhang Cheng rushed up and asked, "Uncle, this..."

Before Zhang Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Yan stopped him and said: "The governor ordered the generals of King Qin's towns to gather together to inspect the heads and prisoners. Do you know what that means?"

Zhang Cheng looked a little confused, and said: "The intention of the governor is to take the opportunity to urge the towns to move forward in the future war and fight against the captives."

"It is estimated that the governor should have this intention, but sincerity, you have become the focus of the towns because of this. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse." Zhang Yan said with a slight sigh.

A group of fine riders came from the direction of the camp gate, riding on the snow. The hooves of the horses were flying, bringing up flakes of snow, against a red cloud above the white snow, it was really beautiful.

Lu Xiangsheng took the lead and came to Zhang Cheng and others.

"The governor has worked so hard for the affairs of the country, and now he is bothering the governor, so I dare not be a general in the end." Zhang Yan bowed and bowed his hands.

Lu Xiangsheng was very interested, and said indifferently: "Zhang Cheng, An Zai."

Zhang Cheng hurriedly took two steps forward, and said respectfully: "The last general, Zhang Cheng, pays homage to the governor."

Lu Xiangsheng got off his horse, came to Zhang Cheng, and said loudly, "Zhang Cheng, not bad!"

Zhang Cheng saw the governor Lu Xiangsheng dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, with a look of exhaustion in his eyes. He couldn't help feeling sad, and hurriedly clasped his fists in salute. I don’t dare to work for the governor, and the military sect praises it so much.”

Governor Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhang Cheng, nodded in approval one after another, and said, "You know that you have served the country faithfully, and this governor is very pleased."

Turning around, he looked at the three carts and asked Zhang Cheng, "You have captured all of this?"

"Reporting to the governor, there are still [-] Jiannu prisoners tied up behind them, and they are allotted to Pashiku to carry a flag, and his black tasseled hat and armor. Jiannu is strong enough to carry four flags. The blessing of Lai Duchen, the blessing of the army, Zhang Cheng has achieved this."

Lu Xiangsheng's face was displeased, and he said in a deep voice: "Your harvest is yours. We are all a hundred miles away, so what is the merit?"

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At this time, Yang Guozhu and other generals behind him have all dismounted, followed by the generals of Datong and Shanxi towns, generals, guerrillas, and generals from thousands of households, all gathered around Lu Xiangsheng, looking at the side There was a lot of discussion on the leaders of the Tartars.

The generals of Xuan Town knew about this last night, but the generals of Datong and Shanxi Towns only knew about it. They looked at the heads of the three big chariots in front of them, and stepped forward one after another, grabbing them one by one. watch.

"True slave, it is undoubtedly the head of a real slave..." A guerrilla-looking general, holding a head in his hand, said softly to Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town beside him, his tone Light, but could not hide the excitement.

A general came to Hu Dawei's side and said in a low voice: "Junmen, I have found out that Zhang Cheng is the nephew of Zhang Yan, the general of Xuanfu Town. This fellow led troops out yesterday and met the Tartars by chance. , It was annihilated with one blow, and so many were captured."

After a pause, he continued: "I heard that Zhang Cheng was the best drinker when he was in Xuanzhen. He once called himself "Xuanzhen Liquor". I think King Qin is so brave after entering the capital."

Hu Dawei nodded slowly, and said to the generals of Shanxi Town next to him: "This time when we entered the defense of Gyeonggi, Xuanzhen Town has already achieved this, and our Shanxi Town should also be brave, and we must not lag behind others. Be brave so that you will not be ridiculed by others."

The generals all claimed "yes".

On the right side of Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, and others, there are several generals from Datong Town, and they are also whispering.

Dressed in gorgeous armor, tall and handsome, and wearing a bright red cloak and cloak, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, looked at the carload of Tartar heads in front of him, and asked the general next to him in a deep voice: "Is what you inquired about true?"

The general patted his chest, and assured Wang Pu: "The general has heard what the Xuanzhen guerrilla Wen Hui said with his own ears, and every word is true, and he will never dare to deceive the military sect in any way."

Wang Pu flipped the red tassels on his helmet coolly, and thought to himself: "I never thought that Zhang Yan would have such a mighty nephew. It seems that we should pay more attention to it in the future."

Turning to the generals in Datong Town, he said in a deep voice: "Xuanfu Town has already won the first place in the defense this time, with so many gains, you must use your life before the battle, and you must not let you underestimate Datong Town. "

All the generals agreed softly.

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Over there, the generals of Shanxi and Datong towns observed the leaders and captives of the Tartars. They were accompanied by other guerrillas from Xuan Town, while Yang Guozhu and Zhang Yan accompanied Lu Xiangsheng to the side.

Zhang Cheng was about to leave, but was called by the governor Lu Xiangsheng to be beside him.

Lu Xiang asked warmly, "What is Zhang Cheng's current position, and how old is he?"

"Reporting to the governor, Zhang Cheng is currently serving as the commander-in-chief of the right-wing cavalry in the town of Xuanfu, and he is twenty-two years old."

"That's right, so brave at such a young age, what a formidable young man!" Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhang Cheng admiringly, and couldn't help sighing.

Seeing that the opportunity was not to be missed, Zhang Cheng took a step forward and said, "I want to report to the governor, Zhang Cheng has a request, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

Governor Lu Xiangsheng stared at Zhang Cheng and said, "What's the matter with you, as long as you serve the country faithfully, but it doesn't matter."

Zhang Cheng hesitated a little, prepared a bit, and then said: "Reporting to the governor, Zhang Cheng rescued more than [-] people in the capital city this time, but he built slaves all over the place, and the people had no homes to return to. In the end, he wanted to send all the people to the war." The bones of the dead soldiers and the wounded soldiers were sent out of Juyongguan to avoid the establishment of slaves, and I urge the governor to write a letter to open the pass."

Lu Xiangsheng stared at Zhang Cheng and said, "You have such a heart to protect the people, how can the governor sit by and watch?"

Yang Guozhu approached and interjected: "Minister, this time I am announcing the great achievements of the officers and soldiers, and it is time to report the victory so that the Holy Majesty can hear about it."

Lu Xiangsheng immediately smiled, and cupped his hands towards the direction of the imperial palace in the capital, saying: "The Holy Majesty is worried about state affairs and restless day and night. If you hear this good news, you will be happy."

He looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace in the capital, and his heart was fascinated, imagining how happy the emperor would be when he heard the news of our army's victory over Jiannu.

After a long time, the governor Lu Xiangsheng turned around and said to Yang Guozhu, Zhang Yan, Zhang Cheng and others beside him in high spirits: "This governor wants to hold a banquet and call all the generals of Xuanda to congratulate Zhang Cheng on this great victory."

At that moment, Lu Xiangsheng called his own general Guerrilla Chen An, and asked him to tell the generals of the three towns that they would gather at Xingyuan, the governor of Changping, and he would hold a banquet to celebrate Zhang Cheng's achievements.

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Then, Governor Lu Xiangsheng asked Zhang Cheng to take him to see the wounded soldiers in the Battle of Mafang, Yang Guozhu and Zhang Yan were naturally by his side.

On the way to the camp of the wounded soldiers, Governor Lu Xiangsheng asked Zhang Cheng about the battle and said, "Zhang Cheng, please tell the governor about the process of this battle."

Zhang Cheng was by Lu Xiangsheng's side, telling the truth about how to find out the whereabouts of the captives, how to dispatch all the troops to sent out, how to break the enemy's opportunity, and how to encircle Zhanmafang.

Among them, the encounter in Liulin was the most thrilling, Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Guozhu couldn't help sighing, even though Zhang Yan had heard Zhang Cheng talk about this battle many times, it sounded thrilling at this moment.

In particular, when Lu Xiangsheng heard that Zhang Cheng ordered all the outposts to find every detail of this battle and write it down in detail at the book office, using today's gains as a guide for tomorrow, he was even more amazed.

He couldn't help asking: "This method, but you came up with it yourself?"

"Returning to the governor, Zhang Cheng often thinks about it. Since ancient times, no one can predict the outcome of this matter of battle and defense. However, no matter whether we win or lose today, we must figure out where the victory is and where the loss is.

Only in this way can we fight smarter and smarter. Only when we win more battles will our brothers and sisters die in fewer battles. It is precisely because of this that since Zhang Cheng joined the guard, he has always paid attention to every place he stationed. Ask the book office to record the length of the march, the location of the camp, and the time it took to camp.

This time I went out to meet slaves, and every battle has been recorded, so that I can grind it down in the future, and the gains and losses in it. "Zhang Cheng replied in a calm tone.

Lu Xiangsheng said with emotion: "Famous generals in ancient times have practiced this method a lot. It is really rare for a child to have this kind of heart."

Yang Guozhu listened to the conversation between the two, thinking deeply.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan stared at Zhang Cheng suspiciously. He was as surprised as Yang Guozhu. He couldn't understand Zhang Cheng more and more. Maybe this nephew really got the hang of it?

They walked along the way and first visited the injured soldiers. Lu Xiangsheng always comforted those with more serious injuries and encouraged those with lesser injuries. to learn.

After visiting the wounded, Lu Xiangsheng stopped by to see the rescued people. Although he hadn't looked closely, but from a distance, they were neatly dressed, energetic, and orderly, without any confusion or depression.

Lu Xiangsheng expressed a little more appreciation for Zhang Cheng in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Zhang Cheng, how did you make these people so orderly?"

Zhang Cheng replied respectfully: "Returning to the governor, there is actually no other way, but to make him full and give him hope of life. The people can make it and use it."

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