Facing the sand table, Gu Zhenhua narrowed his eyes, swept through every landscape, every prefecture and county, and finally landed in the two Huaihe Rivers.
"Dude, what are your instructions for finding a low position?"
Gu Zhenhua finally came to his senses and said with a smile: "Come here and see, do you have any ideas?"
Zhou Yingjie also knew that he was talking about the battle situation in Shandong, so he hurriedly said: "Dude, say something unlucky, if we don't send troops, there will be more danger!"
"Hey, everyone has discussed the previous episode. An** cannot support large-scale troops for the time being. He can only send a small number of troops and provide weapons."
Zhou Yingjie frowned and thought for a while and said, "Dude, if you can have two thousand elite soldiers and have enough firearms, you may not be able to win by surprise. Between the two Huai Rivers, there are hundreds of thousands of Ming troops and thousands of people. If you are united and the military and civilians are united, you may have a chance to persevere."
Gu Zhenhua said: "That's right. I want to send you to Yanzhou. I wonder if you want to?"
"I am willing to do it!" Zhou Yingjie nodded without hesitation.
"As you said, you will be given two thousand elite soldiers and you will be able to choose from firearms. What else is needed?"
Zhou Yingjie thought for a while and said, "If you want to fight, even if you face 100,000 Tartars, I will not frown. But if you want to deal with those officials and see through their conspiracies, I will not be able to do so. The Duke of the State would better send me an assistant."
"Then let Wu Kaijie follow you!"
Gu Zhenhua said without hesitation: "That kid is smart and deceitful and will never suffer any loss. But he is still a bit frivolous and calm, so he should be hard-working. Then let Xu Fang from Guide be your general logistics officer. If you have any questions, you three can discuss it and be arbitrary!"
When Zhou Yingjie heard this, he hurried and solemnly saluted.
"Please rest assured, the prince will definitely fulfill his mission!"
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Yanzhou, the prefect's office.
Several war horses ran over the east, and the leader was a woman in her early thirties. She was wearing mourning clothes, clear water's face, red eyes and tears. This woman was Gao Jie's wife Xing, and behind her were generals Hu Maozhen, Li Chengdong, and Gao Jie's nephew Li Benshen.
They hurried to the front of the yamen and kicked off the horse. A servant hurriedly took over the war horses and led the people into the main hall behind.
The hall was already full, and many generals were whispering and chatting endlessly. On the main seat was an old man, wearing a red official robe, a clean face, and a deep eye socket. His eyes were not as bright as the light, and even his temples collapsed.
This sad old man was Shi Kefa. On Shi Kefa's left hand, there was a middle-aged man sitting. This guy was not tall, but his golden eyes were particularly bright. The goatee was sparsely scattered on his chin. He raised his face and smiled, but it made people feel a gloomy. This guy is Liu Zeqing, one of the four towns in Jiangbei.
He watched the people below buzzing and talking nonsense, and he was also a little impatient. He waved his hand, asked everyone to stop, and then bowed to Shi Kefa.
"Sir, the Qing army is now invading the territory, and the power of the army is as strong as Mount Tai. Brother Gao went to war without authorization, which led to a great disaster. Huyi thought that the most urgent task was to rectify the troops, clean up the morale of the army, and protect Yanzhou."
Shi Kefa pondered and then asked, "General Liu, are you sure to protect Yanzhou?"
Listening to the questionable words, Liu Zeqing secretly curled his lips. The bigger the official, the less courage he was. It seemed that Shi Kefa was afraid, so he asked this question.
Liu Zeqing's golden eyes rolled around and said, "Sir, I am not sure about this."
"Then, then you'd better return to Xuzhou!"
While talking, suddenly the sound of footsteps sounded. Xing and a few people walked up and slowly walked towards Shi Kefa.
"Sir, you said you were going to retreat to Xuzhou. What if the Tartars were going to kill to Xuzhou?"
"That……"
"Then let's retreat!" Hu Maozhen said without hesitation: "The Tartars won't be satisfied even if they take Xuzhou. Can we still retreat all the way to Yangzhou and Nanjing?"
"This..." Shi Kefa was suddenly asked, dumbfounded, his face flushed.
When Xing saw Shi Kefa's embarrassment, he hurriedly said, "My Lord, the deceased husband died at the hands of the Tartars. Although there are not many soldiers left, they are all warriors who are loyal to the country. The little woman is willing to fight on the city and fight life and death with the Tartars. If she wins, even if she avenges her deceased husband, if she cannot win, she will sacrifice her life to follow her!"
Shi Kefa lowered his head and could only say, "Madam Gao Yi, I can see clearly, but the Tartars are powerful and hard to resist."
"Sir, don't say such discouraged words. There are still more than 10,000 elite troops in our army, and there are still 100,000 Ming people in Yanzhou. If you fight against the city, you can still do it!"
A woman whose husband had just died actually had such courage, which made many beards present lower their heads and feel ashamed of themselves.
At this time, Liu Zeqing suddenly smiled and said, "My brother and sister are really virtuous heroines, and people admire them. In the opinion of a foolish brother, he should fight with the Tartars. But now the Qing army is coming in full force, and the people in my city are fighting each other. If we can't fight together, we may not be able to defeat the Tartars!"
Xing frowned, and she keenly heard what Liu Zeqing meant. This guy was not kind!
"Sir Liu, don't know how to tie it together?"
Liu Zeqing deliberately lowered his head and sighed: "Liu is not talented, and is willing to command the entire army and carry the heavy burden on his shoulders. Brother and sister-in-law, you are a female, it is better not to show up in public. Brother Yu promises that he will do his best to avenge Brother Gao!"
"Hahaha, hahaha!" Xing suddenly burst into laughter, and fire broke out in his eyes.
She pointed at Liu Zeqing and said sternly to Shi Kefa: "My Lord Shi, although my deceased husband was defeated by the Tartars, he personally led an army of 30,000 to fight Dongping, fought bloody battles with the Tartars, and died exhausted. He was bleeding for the Ming Dynasty. You can't bear to see his subordinates being both a slutty?"
Shi Kefa did not answer, but Liu Zeqing was unhappy. He suddenly stood up from his seat, and there was a thief light in his yellow eyes. He stared at Xing, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the knife.
"My brother and sister, I, Liu Zeqing, is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Unlike some people who are rashly greedy for merit and lose their masters and humiliate the country. People with life and death are their own faults. If you are slandering people, I, Liu Zeqing, are not vegetarians!"
General Hu Maozhen and Li Guodong immediately grabbed a step and stood on the side of Xing's family. They glared at Liu Zeqing.
"Sir Liu, Gao Shuai's body is not cold yet, you just want to annex the people. Is it a gentleman who does it?"
Liu Zeqing sneered coldly: "Okay. You dare to be rude to me. Take them all down!"
Gao Jie's original strength was better than Liu Zeqing, but now he has lost tens of thousands of people, and the strength gap has emerged. Most of the people in the hall were Liu Zeqing's generals. With the order, they all rushed up.
Shi Kefa wanted to stop the two groups of people from fighting in the internal conflict, but he didn't know what to say. At the stalemate, someone outside suddenly fell to the lobby!
"No, no, the Tartars are here!"
Before he could finish his words, there was a shocking sound outside. They all felt that the ground beneath their feet were swaying.
"What sound?"
Liu Zeqing asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's the Tartars, their artillery is so thick!"
The soldier who reported the news was in a panic and reluctantly stretched out his hand and gestured for a moment. The muzzle was a circle thicker than his waist!
Liu Zeqing snorted coldly: "The waste, I'm scared, let me go to the city to see."
As the enemy was facing the enemy, they didn't care about the trouble and could only cross the horse and hurried to the city. Following the steps, they climbed up to the top of the city.
The moment they climbed to the city, everyone was so scared that they were covered in cold air and could hardly move.
Just below the city, there were all Tartars, and they could see the signs and horns when they arrived in the horizon. How many people were there! Liu Zeqing couldn't help but grit his teeth.
At this moment, three cavalry suddenly rushed out of the Tartar team. One of the leaders grabbed a head in his hand and shook it proudly. When Xing looked down, he almost fainted. The head was Gao Jie's.
"The Minggou in the city looked at it. This is your high official Gao Jie. He died at the hands of the Qing warriors without a single round. You only have two paths now, either you are broken by the iron hooves of the Eight Banners, or you will surrender obediently. Those who follow me will prosper and rebelliously die!"
After the Tartar finished speaking, he threw Gao Jie's head high into the air, and the other two Tartars fought for it, just like playing with a ball.
"Beast, I'm fighting with them!" Xing's family was about to rush down the city, and the others hurriedly stopped her.
"Madam, don't be impulsive!"
Suddenly, a ball of white smoke rose into the air in the Tartars' position, and the mountains swayed with a sound of shaking the ground. A huge shot put passed through the air and accurately hit the walls of Yanzhou.
This location is less than ten feet away from the head of the city. The person on the head of the city just felt a swaying under his feet, as if he was sitting in a boat. The city walls were even more covered with bricks and stones, dust was flying, and a delicate crack had already appeared!
Everyone looked at each other and was shocked. The person who reported the news did not lie. Through the clairvoyance, he could clearly see the artillery that was thicker than the waist of the Tartars.
"Ah! Why are the Tartar artillery so powerful?"
Shi Kefa was so scared that he was trembling all over and kept muttering what to do. The one he was most anxious about was Liu Zeqing. This guy's yellow eyes were turning back and forth, and cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
"Sir, stop at the top of the city, it's too dangerous."
Shi Kefa nodded quickly, and hurriedly returned to the prefect's office surrounded by people. The others were also down the city, and the four gates of Yanzhou were closed and guarded strictly.
Just as Shi Kefa was just back, Liu Zeqing suddenly followed.
"Sir, I want to have a good talk with you about the city defense. What do you think?"
"Okay, okay. General Liu has any tricks to get rid of the enemy. I will listen carefully!"
Liu Zeqing smiled and shook his head, saying, "Sir, have you not understood it yet? The Tartars have strong soldiers and horses, and there are so many artillery. If we want to be with the Tartars, it is like shaking a tree with a mantis arm and catching a chariot with a mantis arm, that is to destroy oneself!"
Shi Kefa was still shocked and hadn't understood yet, but just asked in surprise: "Liu, General Liu, what do you mean?"
"It's very simple, surrender to the Tartars!" Liu Zeqing said: "I heard that the Tartars treat surrendered ministers very well. With the prestige of the adults, they don't have to worry about the position of chief minister. I almost can be at least a prince. Isn't it better to work hard with my head?"
"You!" Shi Kefa finally understood that he was cowardly, but it was also a delusion to make him surrender to the Tartars.
"Liu Zeqing, you have received the kindness of the country in the world and should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. How can you say such a mess? It is simply contrary to the way of a minister. You should leave quickly. I just assume that I have never heard of it. Otherwise, who can let you go by the loyal ministers in the world!"
Liu Zeqing smiled disapprovingly and said, "Mr. Shi, I would rather be stubborn. I am not a good person. You have a way, you want to go by yourself!"
Liu Zeqing left with a high spirit. Shi Kefa could no longer sit still. Liu Zeqing was the most powerful. If he had the idea of ​​surrender, he would be afraid that his life would be in danger.
Shi Kefa hurriedly left the yamen and went directly to the station of Xing and others! After telling the situation, Xing sneered: "Sir, Liu Zeqing is greedy for life and afraid of death and has the idea of ​​surrendering. However, we have a deep feud with the Tartars, so we must fight to the end."
Shi Kefa finally felt a little comforted and forced a smile and said, "Mrs. Is it really admirable for her to have a bright future."
Xing suddenly had a bright look and hurriedly grabbed a teenage child and sent it to Shi Kefa.
"Sir, I heard that you have no children, this is the only blood of my deceased husband and I. If you don't dislike this child, I will be your adoptive father. If you have any advice, I will give you some advice sooner or later, and my son will become a talent as soon as possible!"
Xing's thoughts were very good. At this point, they had to form alliances with each other. Shi Kefa wanted the army and Xing's morale was stabilized. Each of them took the needs, so it was natural to be a godfather.
Hu Maozhen and others also smiled and secretly gave their wife a thumbs up. This time was really good!
They were full of fire and suddenly, Shi Kefa's face became solemn.
"Madam, this son is born in a family background and it may not be suitable to be a servant. It is better to be a military supervisor Lu Jiude. Eunuch Lu is respected and respected by others, so he can teach this son!"
In an instant, everyone present was stunned and said, "You're not kidding. If you want to be a eunuch as your godfather, wouldn't this child become a little eunuch? Thanks to Shi Kefa, the Grand Secretary, can you say such words? Is it because Gao Jie was born as a thief?
Xing's face became gloomy in an instant, and he blocked the child in his arms.
"Mr. Shi, the deceased husband died for the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that he was all dead? Can't the thief's reputation be washed away?"
Shi Kefa silently said, as if he was saying that he would be a thief for one day and a thief for life!
Li Benshen was glaring and was about to argue with Shi Kefa. At this time, suddenly a servant outside brought two people over. It was far away, and someone laughed and said, "Sir, Lord Shi, don't want such a good child. Can the wife give her a favor to my Duke Ji as her godfather? I can guarantee that the Duke will love her in every way!"
Chapter completed!