After Yang Zhen finished saying this, he looked at Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi, and Zu Keyong, waiting for them to express their opinions.

At this moment, around Yang Zhen, as well as among the various ministries inside and outside Songshan City, there are only three of them who can be called the general candidates Yang Zhen said.

Although Zhang Chen has long been able to take charge of his own affairs, his starting point was not high when he came to Liaodong, and he was a convicted criminal. His position is still not high. He is still just a guerrilla, and he was promoted within a few months. of guerrilla.

But Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi, and Zu Keyong have been deputy generals for a long time.

At this moment, under Yang Zhen, the three of them have the highest positions and positions.

After Yang Zhen finished asking, a while later, Zu Keyong suddenly dismounted his horse, knelt on one knee on the ice, clasped his fists and said to Yang Zhen:

"Commander, under my humble duty, I am willing to lead my cavalry and go on the ice to support you!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he looked at Zu Keyong, then at Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, then he got off his horse, stepped forward and pulled Zu Keyong up from the ice, and then said:

"In this case, the emperor has given you a copy of the six letters for the general military officers of Jinhai Town. The governor will officially appoint you today as the general military officer of the East Road of Jinhai Town, temporarily stationed in Fuzhou City.

"Commander Zu, early tomorrow morning, you will lead all the light and heavy cavalry in the Rufenggang camp, with Qiu Bixian as the guide, Yu Lewu as the vanguard, and Xu Changyong as the deputy general, approach the sea ice, and quickly go to Fuzhou! "

What Yang Zhen suddenly said shocked everyone present.

Including Zu Keyong, no one thought that Yang Zhen would be here, and that at this time, he would appoint himself as the chief military officer of the East Road under Jinhai Town because of this matter.

Therefore, after Yang Zhen finished speaking, Zu Keyong was stunned, and then he realized that at this moment, he had finally been promoted from a deputy general to a commander-in-chief.

At that moment, Zu Keyong couldn't hide his inner excitement, bowed and clasped his fists and said: "I would like to thank the Governor for his support. I will definitely live up to the Governor's trust!"

Seeing him like this, Yang Zhen nodded, patted his shoulder, said nothing, and prepared to mount his horse and leave.

However, at this time, Lu Pinqi, who was standing aside on his horse, could no longer sit still on the horse.

He had been to the other side of the Liaohai Sea. He didn't know Yang Zhen's intention just now, so he let Zuke Yong take the lead. Now he already knew that this was Yang Zhen's test of them.

Now that he understands it, he can no longer lag behind others.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately got off his horse, walked quickly to kneel down in front of Yang Zhen, clasped his fists and said, "Captain, I am humble enough to be willing to lead my troops to Fuzhou as soon as possible!"

"Oh? - That's a good idea. I think back when I first crossed the sea to attack the Manchurian enemy lines, Brother Lu, you led an army there. You also know the situation there. Of course I would like to see you go. .But you have to understand that our trip this time is different from the past."

Yang Zhen hoped that Lu Pinqi would follow him to the Liaodong Peninsula, but he hoped that Lu Pinqi would think clearly before making a decision, so as not to have half-hearted decisions.

"We are going here to move the defense. After we go, Lao Lu, you will follow me, Yang Zhen, to conquer the world there. It is behind enemy lines, and the war is dangerous, but it is different from that in Liaoxi. You have to think clearly! "

After Yang Zhen said this, he stared at Lu Pinqi, and saw Lu Pinqi's face changing, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I have thought it over clearly. I am willing to follow the governor and move to the other side!"

"Nowadays, in the east and west of Liaoning, there are no wars and dangers. We, the warriors, are living in troubled times, and we should take it as our duty to fight on the battlefield. If we can make great achievements and have a wife and son, we will die without regrets! I sincerely ask the governor for permission!"

Yang Zhen heard what Lu Pinqi said and knew that he had made up his mind. He was very happy at the moment, and then he clasped his hands and said: "Okay! Since Brother Lu is determined, then I will follow Brother Lu's wish to make his wife Yinzi!"

After saying this, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, you also have a share of the six assistant generals of the Jinhai Town given by the emperor. Today, the governor will officially appoint you as the general of the North Road of Jinhai Town. The military officers are also temporarily stationed in Fuzhou City and are temporarily under the control of the ancestral commander."

When Lu Pinqi heard the words "General Soldier of Jinhai North Road" and finally said them from Yang Zhen's mouth, he was immediately overjoyed and kowtowed with joy and said:

"I am deeply grateful for the Governor's support and guidance. I will definitely live up to the Governor's trust!"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Mr. Lu, please rise. Mr. Lu, please rise!"

Seeing Lu Pinqi's expression of tears of gratitude, Yang Zhen immediately smiled and helped him up, and then said: "Now in Fuzhou City, there are already several troops led by Li Lu garrisoned. After you two go, if Fuzhou If the prefecture city is still there, then go to Fuzhou City to help defend and defend important matters, with Zu Zongbing as the leader, but you should listen to Li Lu's opinions on everything.

"The two of you are stationed temporarily in Fuzhou this time. As for the cities and flood areas where you will garrison in the future, we will make a decision after the governor moves to that place!

"Of course, if Fuzhou City has changed hands, there is no need to capture it. The two of you, led by General Zu, will rush directly to Jinzhou. Jinzhou and Lushun are geographically advantageous, so I don't expect it to change hands now!"

Lu Pinqi became the commander-in-chief of the army in the blink of an eye, and he was very excited. Naturally, he didn't care who he and Zu Keyong were leading, and he didn't care where he would be stationed under Jinhai Town in the future. He hurriedly agreed.

In this way, Yang Zhen appointed two commander-in-chief positions one after another, which shocked everyone present, but also convinced him.

What shocked them was that Yang Zhen gave him the position of commander-in-chief that the generals in the army coveted as soon as he said it, and he offered two positions in one breath in a matter of seconds.

What impressed them was that this time Yang Zhen gave the position of commander-in-chief in this way. How could the appointed person not serve and follow him wholeheartedly?

Especially if there is another major military operation like this in the future, I am afraid that every general will have to rush forward enthusiastically.

Let's say that after Yang Zhen successively gave the appointment of two general defense officers on the sea ice at the mouth of Xiaoling River, Xia Chengde, who was standing aside, finally reacted.

After the first defense battle of Songshan in the spring of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the deputy general of Songshan due to his meritorious service. After Jin Guofeng went to serve as the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, he was the deputy-general in Songshan City second only to Yang Zhen, the regimental training commander.

At that time, Lu Pinqi was still the new general ranking below him.

After the second defense battle of Songshan ended in the winter of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he also made great contributions.

Although this time the Manchu Tatar siege did not take long, it can be said that it was far less long than the last time, but the danger level this time was far more than the last time.

Therefore, he is very confident in his achievements this time, and judging from Yang Zhen's past practice of dividing the credit among his generals, it should be a certainty that he will go one step further this time and be promoted to the commander-in-chief of a route or a city.

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But now, things don't seem so certain anymore.

He had been in western Liaoning and Songshan for many years. He didn't want to just be so confused, and he mobilized all his troops to inventory the properties he had owned for many years, and moved across the sea to the Liaodong Peninsula across the sea.

No matter what, Liaoxi has Shanhaiguan behind it, and Shanhaiguan has the capital of the Ming Dynasty behind it. After all, it has someone to rely on.

Even if something happened in western Liaoning, he could pack up his belongings and retreat to Shanhaiguan.

But when we arrived at the Liaodong Peninsula, we were surrounded by the sea on three sides and the Manchu Tatars, a powerful enemy on one side. Once something happened, we would have no place to escape.

In this era, many people's vision is like this. Not everyone can see the geographical advantages that Yang Zhen can see.

This Xia Chengde belongs to such a person, a little stick to the rules, a little timid, and never believes in putting oneself to death to survive.

This time, on the ice at the mouth of the Xiaoling River, Yang Zhen's sudden appointment of the chief military officer of the assisting defense made him a little confused and didn't know what he should do.

But no matter how confused he was, when he saw that Lu Pinqi had jumped ahead of him and became the chief military officer of Jinhai North Road because he agreed to move the defense, he was still greatly moved.

Yang Zhen was about to mount his horse again when he saw Xia Chengde kneeling on the ground with a plop, bowing his head and saying to him: "Commander, I am humble, and I am humble, Xia Chengde is also willing to lead his troops to Liaonan to support Fuzhou!"

Yang Zhen originally had one foot on the stirrup, but when he saw him like this, he immediately put it down again, turned around and looked at him, and asked: "I just said that we are going to Liaonan to move the defense. This time we are bringing

We will go with our elite troops in light packs, and once the sea is open to navigation, we will move all our belongings, old, young, women, and children to the east. Brother Xia, you have to think clearly before making a decision."

When Yang Zhen said this, Xia Chengde hesitated even more. After thinking for a while, he said: "Captain, I have humbled myself and returned to the governor's account. I am determined to follow him wholeheartedly. My future and destiny lie with the governor. I have no other ideas. Now the governor has moved to Jinlu.

,How can you not obey the humble position?"

Xia Chengde saw that Zu Keyong and Lu Pinqi were going to Liaonan, and they had also been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army. This made him envious, but in reality, he did not want to go to Liaonan.

Yang Zhen could already tell this from his hesitant words and his hesitant expression.

"Haha, the Holy One has a clear decree to hand over Jinfu Gaihai and Songshan City to me for guarding. Even if I move to Jinzhou or Lushun, Songshan City in western Liaoning, as well as the troops inside and outside, will still be under my command.

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"It doesn't matter whether you follow me or not. The east and west coasts of Liaodong Bay are all under the jurisdiction of Jinhai Town. Even if you stay here, you will still be my general and my right-hand man. And the troops under your command will also

He is still a member of Jinhai Town. I will not treat him as an outsider, you don’t have to have any doubts about this!"

After hearing what Yang Zhen said, Xia Chengde didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Well, with General Zu, General Lu and the others going there first tomorrow, I already have a good idea in my mind. I expect that even if something happens over there, I can handle it for a while. You don't have to rush back and think about it.

It’s clear, let’s talk about it later.”

Yang Zhen saw that Xia Chengde couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he asked him to go back and think about it in the long term, and then he stepped forward to help him up from the ice.
Chapter completed!