Let us say that on the afternoon of March 14, Zhang Dou, the Liaodong branch patrol officer, was busy inspecting the battlefield inside and outside Songshan City and verifying his military exploits. At the same time, there was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in Ningyuan City.

At this time, the civil and military officials, military lieutenants, ordinary people, traders and soldiers in Ningyuan City all knew the news that the Manchu Tatars had besieged Songjin and other cities and returned with a defeat!

"Commander! Did the Qing Tatars really withdraw like this? Just because Yang Zhen burned down their food camp?! Just because Yang Zhen ambushed hundreds of Qing Tatars' Bush Xianchao?!

"Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Manchu Tatars - is he so easy to talk to?! Why do you think that these news are not true!"

Deep in the courtyard of the ancestral home in Ningyuan City, in Zu Dashou's own study, once again gathered the confidants and generals under Zu Dashou's command. After these people passed a letter to each other, one of the generals couldn't help but be confused, and finally

Ask questions.

After the general said this, the generals sitting in Zu Dashou's study had different reactions, some nodded in agreement, and some remained silent.

But without exception, after hearing this, everyone focused their attention on Zu Dashou himself, waiting for Zu Dashou to make his own judgment.

"It's okay if you don't believe Yang Zhen's good news. Are there any fake heads among the more than 400 Qing Tatar heads piled in front of the governor's office now?!

"Even if you don't believe that this clear Tatar head is enough to make the Tatar puppet emperor Huang Taiji withdraw his troops, can the news Liu Zhouzhi and Zu Zeyuan sent back from Tashan and Xingshan still be false?! Jin Guofeng and Zu Ke

Can the news Yong sent back from Songshan City be false?!

"Furthermore, Fang Guangchen, the eldest son of Governor Fang's family, has entered the city at noon today! Where did he come back from?! It's Songshan!"

Having said this, Zu Dashou glanced around the study, looked at the faces of his subordinates, and finally continued:

"Don't underestimate this Yang Zhen anymore! He was able to break out from the siege of the Qing Tatar army last year. After all, he is a capable person!

"You guys, don't be jealous of Yang Zhen's advance battalion anymore! You may say this is a coincidence, or it may be a blind cat hitting a dead mouse. In short, it is this town and you,

I was wrong before!

"Yang Zhen led his troops to rescue Songshan City. Regardless of whether he really wanted to or not, and whether he went because he was afraid of the ruthless military law in this town, there is no need to say it now!

"Let me just say that before, when this town asked for your opinions, which one of you didn't push back?! Which one of you volunteered?!"

These few words became more and more severe the more he said them. At the end of the sentence, Zu Dashou's face was full of anger and he was already scolding him sternly.

Zu Dashou was not wrong about the situation. The Songjin area was a huge trap. He was not wrong about this.

The only thing he misjudged was Yang Zhen.

He didn't expect that Yang Zhen would be forced to live on a journey to death, which was a game of immortality.

Moreover, Yang Zhen was extremely lucky and coincidentally caught up with Zu Dashou's anticipated opportunity for the Tatars to retreat after all their food supplies were exhausted.

As long as the Qing Tatars finally ran out of food and retreated, then no matter who was on the front line at that time, it must have been a great achievement.

If he had known that it would end like this, he should have sent his nephew Wu Sangui to take the credit instead of letting Wu Sangui sit in Ningyuan City and wait for the news that Yang Zhen and others were defeated and killed.

Ever since Ningyuan City received the second good news from Yang Zhen, Wu Sangui was so angry at his residence in the ancestral compound that he broke countless wine glasses and tea bowls.

The good news that Yang Zhen had sent back could not be false, because a whole boatload of Tatar heads were shipped back, so there was no way it could be false.

Others may not know whether it was a fake Tatar head created by killing a good person and pretending to be guilty, but how could they, the generals who have been in Liaodong for a long time, not know it?

Now basically none of the generals under Zu Dashou's command are straw bag rice buckets or wine bag rice bags. These people are all powerful generals in the Liaodong Army.

They were not simply jealous of Yang Zhen's advance battalion's coincidental military exploits.

On the contrary, although they did not say anything about the Qing Tatar heads that Yang Zhen had sent back, and the brutal battle behind the more than 400 Qing Tatar heads, they still admired them in their hearts.

However, these heads were displayed in Ningyuan City, which made them feel unbelievable and unbelievable no matter how they looked at them.

Because, based on the experience accumulated by each of them during their long military careers, they really couldn't believe that Yang Zhen's advance battalion only had a few hundred people, how could they capture the heads of so many real Tatars?!

But whether they believe it or not, so many Tatar heads were indeed sent to Ningyuan City, and they are all true.

Especially Zu Keyong, although he is not tactful and a little unsophisticated, but it is precisely because of this that the news he sent back is more credible.

Regarding this point, neither Zu Dashou himself nor his subordinates have any doubts.

"So - Marshal! What should we do next?! Now that the Tatar army has retreated and the siege of Songjin has been solved, what should we do?!"

At this time, Wu Sangui, the youngest among everyone present, suddenly said to Zu Dashou: "Especially after the victory of Songjin is reported to the court, the court will probably urge the general to rush to Jinzhou to take charge!"

"If the imperial court doesn't urge this town, won't this town go to Jinzhou?! Although Ningyuan is good, we still have to go back to Jinzhou!"

After listening to Wu Sangui's inquiry, Zu Dashou first said this, then paused briefly, and then continued: "No matter what, the Tatars have withdrawn, it is still a good thing! Songshan was not lost, Jin Guofeng certainly contributed, Yang Zhen did not

Even if you die, you will have to take credit! They may take this opportunity to take a step forward!

"But don't forget that this time when the Tatars invaded Songjin, Jinzhou City, Xingshan City, and Tashan City were not lost! Then Zu Dabi who stayed at Jinzhou City, Zu Zeyuan who stayed at Xingshan City, and Zu Zeyuan who stayed at Xingshan City

Liu Zhouzhi of Tashan City, who held on to the city and made the Qing Tatars return without success, didn't they all have merit?!"

——Zu Dabi is Zu Dashou’s brother from the same mother, and Zu Zeyuan is the son of Zu Dashou’s cousin Zu Daquan. They are both members of the ancestral family.

Zu Dashou said this and did not continue. However, his close confidants already knew what was going on.

Jin Guofeng withstood the crazy attack of the Tatar army. This achievement cannot be stopped.

Yang Zhen led a temporary advance battalion of more than 600 people to the north to rescue Songshan. In the end, he got lucky and unexpectedly caught up with the Tatar army and retreated after running out of food.

Now that this matter has been reported, the siege of Songshan has been solved, and Yang Zhen's contribution is confirmed.

But as Zu Dashou said, if Jin Guofeng had merit for defending Songshan, then Zu Dabi had merit for defending Jinzhou, Zu Zeyuan had defended Xingshan, and Liu Zhouzhi had defended Tashan, do they also have merit?!

Anyway, there are Tatar troops besieging the cities outside Jinzhou, Xingshan, and Tashan. As for whether the Tatars launched a crazy attack, no one can tell.

Therefore, as long as the imperial court rewards and promotes Jin Guofeng and Yang Zhen, Zu Dabi, Zu Zeyuan and Liu Zhouzhi cannot be left behind.

Even Zu Dashou himself, as the current supreme military commander of the Liaodong army outside Shanhaiguan, all other generals have his share of the credit in the final analysis!

Although Yang Zhen had meritorious service, if he directly ordered Zu Dashou, who asked Yang Zhen to take action, wouldn't it mean that he knew the people ahead of him and made good arrangements?!

Zu Dashou led a group of close generals and finally decided on a strategy to deal with the aftermath, preparing to take this opportunity to let several of his close generals ride on the "Songjin Victory".

"The Tatars have withdrawn, which is a good thing after all! Next, let's see what Governor Fang does first! Uncle Chang will stay with us and talk to us later. Everyone else should disperse, please disperse!"

After Zu Dashou made up his mind, he sighed involuntarily, and then drove out the other confidant generals gathered in his study, leaving Wu Sangui alone.

"Uncle Chang! Today, in your name, write a letter to Senior Director Gao Eunuch, clearly stating what I just said, and send someone to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible!

"As for you being the commander-in-chief, just wait and see. You are still young and there are still plenty of opportunities! I predict that the Tatar puppet emperor will never give up and give up. It can take as long as a year or as long as half a year. The Tatars

The army will definitely come back! Let’s talk about it then!”

Wu Sangui lowered his head, his face was expressionless, and there was no trace of joy, anger or sorrow. After hearing this, he raised his head and said to Zu Dashou:

"Don't worry, uncle! My nephew understands what my uncle said! My nephew's future is entirely decided by his uncle!"

"It is true that our ancestors have a great family and a great business. This is a good thing, but it is also not a good thing. A great family and a great business also has its own difficulties!
Chapter completed!