In the spring of the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, the candidate for the new governor of Jiliao was, to be precise, the governor of Jiliao and other places who was responsible for military affairs and food and salary, the famous Hong Chengchou.

However, the new governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, is still on his way to Liaodong and has not officially taken office yet.

The new eunuch Gao Qiqian, who oversees the army in Jiliao and other places, is still stationed in Shanhaiguan and does not dare to go even half a step outside the pass.

Therefore, outside Shanhaiguan, the largest civil official on the ground in Liaodong is the newly appointed governor of Liaodong, Fang Yizao, and the highest military commander is the Ming Dynasty Liaodong Commander-in-Chief, Zu Dashou who bears the "Seal of the Forward General in the Liaoning Expedition".

The Zu Dashou family has lived in Ningyuan City for generations. The ancestral family compound is more grand than the Ji Liao Governor's Mansion, so there is no need for the Ji Liao Governor's Mansion.

Therefore, after Fang Yizao took office as governor of Liaodong, he temporarily set up his governor's office in the former Governor's Mansion of Jiliao.

Yang Zhen rode his bay-red horse and followed the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Officer Bian, who came to deliver the order. He quickly arrived at the gate of Jiliao Governor's Mansion, got off his horse, and followed the officer who led the way through the front yard.

The second hall is directly connected to the courtyard for discussions.

When Yang Zhen arrived, the Jiliao Governor's Office, which is now the second courtyard of the Liaodong Governor's Office, was filled with soldiers and the atmosphere was solemn. The second hall of the governor's office was already filled with Liaodong civil servants and military generals who had gathered in Ningyuan City for several months.

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"Humble post - Lieutenant General Chong Ningyuan, Commander of the Liaodong Dusi Guangning Rear Guards - Yang Zhen is here to listen to the order!"

This was Yang Zhen's first time to participate in such an occasion. He didn't know what the rules were to abide by, but he felt that when no one was summoned, he just walked in and found a seat by himself.

It definitely won't work.

Therefore, when he came to the second hall where the discussion was taking place, he had no choice but to do what he thought he should do, kneel on one knee at the steps outside the second hall door and make his own announcement. Anyway, it was not strange to be polite to so many people, so there was no harm in it.

Fortunately, at this time, no one cared about his actions.

After Yang Zhentong finished his report, he raised his head and looked inside, and saw a tall young general standing at the gate of the second hall, waving at him, which meant beckoning him to come in.

So, Yang Zhen stood up, crossed the high threshold with his head held high, and stepped into the second hall where the meeting was held.

As soon as he entered, he heard a low and tired voice saying: "Yang Zhen is here? You came just in time! I heard that your body has just recovered and you went to the small school field to train soldiers this morning. It's very good! It seems that you have just arrived in the past few days.

If the horse falls from the sky, nothing will happen!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he knew that this was Mr. Fang Yizaofang, the current governor of Liaodong, and immediately knelt down on one knee to worship the skinny old man who spoke.

At this time, in front of him, there were two figures sitting side by side in the hall: one was the skinny old man Fang Yizao; the other was a dignified-looking, calm and self-confident general. Needless to say, his heart was filled with

You know, that was Zu Dashou.

"Yang Zhen, a low-ranking official, pays homage to Lord Fuyuan! Yang Zhen, a low-ranking official, pays homage to the commander-in-chief!"

Yang Zhen first bowed his head to Fang Yizao, then clasped his fists to Zu Dashou, and then continued: "I accidentally fell off my horse and fainted. Someone from the Labor Nursing Home went to visit me! Your concern, I am very grateful!"

He had heard from Zhang Degui before that he was able to be released from prison this time and had the opportunity to come to Ningyuan to serve as a deputy general, thanks to Fang Yizao who spoke to him.

Moreover, he and his old soldiers came from Ningyuan City with Fang Yizao.

Of course, this was also thanks to Yang Zhen's uncle Yang Guozhu, who was the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town.

Fang Yizao knew Yang Guozhu, so Yang Guozhu asked Fang Yizao for help.

When Fang Yizao was appointed as the governor of Liaodong in the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he also needed some experienced warriors to accompany him to take office in Liaodong, so he spoke for Yang Zhen.

In this way, Yang Zhen and several of his old troops, who were defeated and imprisoned in November of the 11th year of Chongzhen, escaped from prison and regained their freedom. Then they gathered the remaining old troops and took office with Fang Yizao.

Therefore, although the current Yang Zhen was not familiar with Fang Yizao, he still bowed to Fang Yizao sincerely and took the opportunity to express his gratitude.

If I was ordered to rescue Jinzhou and rescue Songshan this time, just like in history, if I never came back, I would not have a chance to say a word of gratitude.

"Get up, get up - when the Liaodong war is about to begin, there is no need for more courtesy between the generals and this Fuyuan!"

After hearing this, Yang Zhen stood up slowly, walked quickly to the young general at the door, and stood with several other generals under Zu Dashou whose names he could not remember.

As soon as he stood still, he heard Fang Yizao continue: "Yesterday morning, Eunuch Gao, the internal minister of the Jiliao Supervisory Army, sent a letter urging us to march to Songshan as soon as possible to break the siege of Jinzhou.

"Just yesterday, our Fuyuan and Mr. Qiu of Zuzong Town discussed this matter. Our Fuyuan, Mr. Qiu and Mr. Zu have the same idea.

"The purpose of building a captive siege this time is similar to the previous ones. The purpose is to mobilize the Ningyuan garrison, then encircle it for reinforcements, and conduct field battles for our own purposes. Our Jinzhou and Songshan soldiers are well equipped with food and supplies, and will capture his people, although their aggressiveness is lacking.

, but persistence is more than enough!

"At the same time, Duke Gonggun of the imperial court and the minister in charge of the army, Eunuch Gao, are far away in the pass. They do not know the true situation of the enemy and ourselves in front of the army. Therefore, after yesterday's discussion ended, our Fuyuan and Zuzong Town are determined to withstand the pressure of the imperial court and continue to use

Soldiers and horses from each city will stand firm in the flood areas, and when the enemy retreats after running out of food, they will send out troops to follow and pursue them!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he was very surprised and overjoyed. Could it be that his time travel has changed history?!

However, just when the stone that had been hanging in Yang Zhen's heart was about to fall to the ground, he heard Fang Yizao sigh deeply after taking a sip of tea, and Yang Zhen's heart immediately started to tighten again.

Sure enough, Fang Yizao took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, sighed, and continued: "But -, early this morning, our Fuyuan and Zuzong Town received another call from our soldiers and Eunuch Gao to urge Liaodong to march troops to relieve the siege.

Writing!

"Both the Ministry of War's writings and the letters of the Supervisor Gao Eunuch threatened the Holy Will, and the wording was extremely severe. It must be the Holy Will. This Fuyuan and the Zuzong Town have considered it again and again, and believe that we should strictly abide by the Holy Will and prepare to do our best in Ningyuan.

All armies go north to send troops to Jinzhou and Songshan to relieve the siege!"

As soon as Fang Yizao said this, except for Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Zu Dashou and Ningqian Bingdao Lord Qiu who remained motionless, everyone else in the hall was in an uproar.

"Master Fuyuan, think twice!"

"Commander, you absolutely must not do this!"

"Building slaves to besiege the city is clearly a besiege and reinforcements!"

Just when there was a lot of talk in the hall, and you and I objected to sending troops, there was a bang, and everyone was shocked and fell silent.

It turned out that Zu Dashou slammed his fist on the small coffee table next to him, and his cold and ruthless eyes looked at the faces of the people in the hall one by one until the entire second hall was silent.

At this time, Zu Dashou just opened his mouth and said: "Shut up, everyone! Listen to Mr. Fang finish what he has to say!"

The voice was not loud, but it exuded a sense of dominance.

Zu Dashou's prestige in the Liaodong Army was unparalleled. As soon as these words came out, no one in the hall dared to say anything. They all concentrated and held their breath, waiting for Fang Yizao to continue.

Yang Zhen's heart, which was already overjoyed, suddenly became excited again.

Just listen to Fang Yizao continue to say: "It is not that easy to set off with an army. Not to mention dispatching troops and generals, the most important thing is to get food and pay. Arranging these things takes time, so Ningyuan's army

Each battalion head, please be calm and calm. In the past few days, start to reorganize the battalion, inventory the equipment, prepare your troops and horses, and be ready!

"As for the food and wages required for the army's departure, our Fuyuan and Zuzong Town have jointly reported it to Eunuch Gao, the supervisor of the army. When Eunuch Gao has an explanation, our Ningyuan troops will set off northward again!"

After Fang Yizao said this, many generals in the hall who had similar official positions to Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them couldn't help but smile.

These people all know the inner and outer meanings of the other party's words.

But only Yang Zhen couldn't help but wonder after hearing these words: "Did I remember it wrong? Or did those who later revised Ming and Qing history make a mistake?"

Although he was not a so-called military enthusiast in later generations, he still had some understanding of the warlord temper and warlord style of the Liaodong army in the late Ming Dynasty.

Most of these people were afraid of the enemy and did not want to go head-to-head with Jianlu's Eight Banners army.

Therefore, we will delay when we can, hide when we can, use weapons when we can, and if we have no other choice, we will create problems for the court or the superior officials.

The most high-sounding problem is the departure of the army and the food, salary and military supplies for the battle, and it is often a lion's mouth, leaving the court with no solution at all.

Yang Zhen now hopes that it will be the same this time.

Although doing this is somewhat of a bastard, at the critical moment of life and death, it is still important to preserve one's revolutionary capital first.

However, it is a pity that the luck and doubts in Yang Zhen's heart were quickly dispelled. The governor Fang Yizao took a sip of tea and continued slowly:

"Generals! You all understand what I mean! However, having said that, there must be someone for me, the military commander, Eunuch Gao, the Imperial Supervisor of the Holy Emperor, our Fuyuan and Zuzong Town, as well as the Ningyuan armies.
Chapter completed!