After staying in Jinzhou for a few days, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui had prepared their war horses.
They originally wanted to keep Ding Yunyi in Jinzhou for a few more days, but Ding Yunyi couldn't wait to return to Taiwan. After all, that was his real home.
Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui also knew that they could not keep him longer, so they arranged a banquet for him to see him off.
Almost all of the people attending the banquet were generals who had participated in the Second Battle of Daling River. The bloody battle had already created feelings between them. When they suddenly heard that Ding Shen was leaving, they were all reluctant to leave.
Ding Yunyi felt a little emotional in his heart. After this farewell, he didn't know when he would be able to meet them again. By the time they meet again, some of them would be dead and some would become enemies.
Maybe this is the last drink between me and them
These people were all military commanders and drank freely. Soon they were already there, shouting and shouting.
Zu Dashou didn't care about them. They were all fighting bloody battles on the battlefield. Today, they don't know whether they will be alive tomorrow. There is no fighting at the moment, so what if they are allowed to be more reckless?
He toasted Ding Yunyi with a sip of wine: "Xiang Wen, I really can't bear to let you go back. If you stay here with the eldest uncle, Jin Lu will not dare to face this. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Ding Yunyi smiled; "General Town, I think there will be a day when we can meet in the future."
Zu Dashou nodded: "No matter what, this killing will always make Jin Lu quiet for a while, and everyone can live a quiet life for a few days."
"Headquarters" Ding Yunyi thought for a moment: "I'm afraid something big will happen next year."
"Oh?" Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui paid attention together.
Ding Yunyi whispered: "I think Huang Taiji will definitely become emperor next year."
These words shocked Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui. Proclaiming himself emperor? Is that even a big deal? Wu Sangui sneered: "How virtuous and incompetent is Tai Chi, the captive chief? He actually dares to claim to be emperor? I'm not afraid of losing his big teeth!"
"Brother, please don't take it seriously." Ding Yunyi said hurriedly: "I heard that Dorgon obtained the imperial seal of the Meng Yuan Dynasty. Jinlu had long wanted to proclaim himself emperor and be on an equal footing with me, the Ming Dynasty. This is an opportunity.
Forget about the rest, once Jinlu proclaims himself emperor, the Holy Emperor will be furious and will have to ask you to launch an army to attack. That will be the real trouble."
Zu Dashou nodded slightly: "Xiang Wen is right. The Jinlu claimed to be emperor, but they were just frogs in the well. It's not surprising. They are not orthodox, and they can't make any waves. It's just that the imperial court must order us to attack them. Just imagine.
At present, the army is not well-paid and well-armed, so we can only hold on to hold off the Jinlu's sneak attack. How easy is it to conquer? As Xiang Wen said, it's true that you and I can't advance, nor can we retreat."
"One word, procrastination." Ding Yunyi said slowly: "If you rush to attack Jinlu, you must be prepared. At that time, you will only lose your troops and generals, wasting your own strength in vain, causing hundreds of harms and no benefit. Jinlu proclaimed himself emperor, and the Holy Emperor was furious.
. But after this anger passed, the more harmful things to the imperial court were the rogue bandits. The imperial court decided to still put its main force in the Central Plains. After a while, it was just a matter of writing a letter saying that the Jinlu were heavily guarded and could not attack by force.
, the court will only reprimand you a few words at most."
These words truly touched Zu Dashou's heart.
Neither the imperial court nor the Holy Emperor knew the true situation at the border. With the current situation, it was quite good to be able to resist the Jinlu, and there was no way to attack. In this second battle of Dalinghe, if Ding Yunyi had not appeared out of nowhere, the outcome would have been uncertain.
Unknown.
If Liaodong had not gone through several major changes, if the imperial court's military pay, artillery, weapons, troops, etc. could all be delivered on time, and after several years of hard work, Nazu Dashou would be absolutely sure to start a decisive battle with the Jinlu.
It's a pity that now all this is like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror.
Zu Dashou sighed: "It's a pity that He Kegang, Mangui and Zhao led the three brothers to leave early. If they are all here, combined with the strength of our four powerful generals in Liaodong, what should the Jinlu have to fear?"
Ding Yunyi was silent.
Indeed, He Kegang, Man Gui, and Zhao Lejiao were all killed in the battle, leaving only Zu Dashou among the four great generals in Liaodong, and the situation in Liaodong will be held up entirely by Zu Dashou alone for a long time to come. However,
What about the three people who died who were loyal ministers, who will remain famous forever, and whose ancestors lived a long life?
Zu Dashou, who had loyally guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, finally surrendered and became a shameful "second minister".
He is lucky to be alive, but it is also his greatest sorrow. When he dies, can he go underground to face his three brothers?
Can he face the heroes of Ming Dynasty who died in battle?
Ding Yunyi knew that he could not change this period of history, nor could he reach the border. Moreover, the same was true for Wu Sangui.
Maybe when they meet on the battlefield next time, they are no longer brothers, but enemies.
But Wu Sangui had no idea what his sworn brother was thinking: "It doesn't matter, no matter how ferocious Jin Lu is, what will happen? I was really worried, so I risked my life to write to the court, asking the court to transfer my second brother.
When my Guan Ning cavalry and your Tiger Guards join forces, even if Jin Lu comes with thousands of troops, he will never come back!"
"I hope brother will keep his word." Ding Yunyi raised his wine bowl and offered Wu Sangui a bowl of wine, his words were authentic.
"A beauty becomes a beauty in anger", in fact, Chen Yuanyuan was just an inducement for Wu Sangui to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. In the end, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there were all kinds of willingness in it.
If he really betrayed Ming Dynasty just because of a woman, then he would not be Wu Sangui anymore
During this meal, everyone got extremely drunk.
When Ding Yunyi woke up, it was close to noon the next day. He was still hungover and his head was still dizzy.
Wu Sangui and others had been waiting outside for a long time. Ding Yunyi did not see Zu Dashou. Wu Sangui told him with a smile: "The main town has gone on inspection and asked me to see off his second brother."
Then he added: "The five hundred war horses have already set off yesterday. Second brother, there is no need to worry. The two Taixi people you recruited also left with the horse team. This place is very close to the capital, and the Chinese New Year is about to come.
, My second brother’s parents are both in the capital, why don’t you go back and fulfill your filial piety?”
Ding Yunyi had this idea in his mind and agreed casually. When he looked up, he saw Deng Changgui and fifty cavalry ready to go. He was surprised. Wu Sangui said: "Second brother, this road is not peaceful. I heard that Gao Niyingxiang is rushing to attack Luzhou."
"Hanshan, Hezhou, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are in chaos, and there is also treason in Shandong. I am afraid that something will happen to my second brother on the road. Deng Changgui specially sent you all the way to Fujian, and my second brother must not refuse."
Ding Yunyi thought for a moment and agreed. Since arriving here, Deng Changgui has been fighting by his side, and they have feelings for each other. Suddenly he blinked: "Brother, I have an unkind request, and please agree to it."
"Second brother, please tell me."
"When we arrive in Fujian, we are only one step away from Taiwan. In this case, I would like to invite Deng Guoqi and all the brothers to our island as guests to express our friendship as landlords." Ding Yunyi said with a wink.
Wu Sangui was so smart. He understood as soon as he heard it: "Second brother, you are borrowing money from Jingzhou from Liu Bei. You have to pay it back if you borrow it. Are you trying to get rid of my fifty Guan Ning cavalry?"
Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Exactly."
Wu Sangui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, you are such a good Ding Xiangwen. I sent someone to send you off with good intentions, but you have such thoughts. Forget it, how can you and I be sworn brothers? You are fighting bloody battles here again, and I
Could Wu Sangui be reluctant to part with fifty cavalrymen?"
He immediately called Deng Changgui in front of him: "Deng Changgui, you are going to live in Taiwan for a year and a half. Come back when you want to live here."
"Yes!" Deng Changgui responded loudly.
He originally fought together with Ding Yunyi and admired Ding Yunyi very much. However, after the sudden separation, he felt very reluctant to part with him. Now Wu Sangui's instructions were exactly what he wanted.
His wife and children are all in the capital. If he gets used to living in Taiwan by then, he will take his wife and children with him so that they won't have to worry all day long.
Wu Sangui sent them all the way out of Jinzhou for more than ten miles. Ding Yunyi stopped Ben Xiao and said, "Brother, after sending you thousands of miles away, you will eventually have to say goodbye. Brother, please go back!"
"Second brother, take care!"
"Brother, see you soon! Brother, please don't forget that you and I are loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and we will be loyal souls of the Ming Dynasty in death!"
Wu Sangui looked up to the sky and laughed: "How can my second brother look down on me so much? See you later!"
Ding Yunyi waved his horse and fifty-three rode away.
Looking at his back, Wu Sangui was slightly unhappy.
Listening to Ding Yunyi's words, it seemed that he would do something to disgrace the imperial court. The Wu family was an official in the imperial court and was loyal, so how could he do anything to betray the imperial court?
But it is my second brother who controls Taiwan, that is the real sky high and the emperor far away.
As we ran all the way, bad news kept coming.
Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng attacked Luzhou, captured Hanshan and Hezhou, and killed the prefect Li Hongye, the resident censor Ma Rujiao and others. Following the siege of Chuzhou, they fought fiercely with Lu Xiangsheng, Zu Kuan, Luo Dai, Yang Shien and other troops at Zhulong Bridge. Gao Yingxiang and others attacked Shouzhou in the north.
Ke, and entered Guide in the west. Later, they attacked Mi County, defeated Dengzhou, killed Ming general Tang Jiuzhou, and marched to Dengzhou and Yunyang. After that, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zi divided their forces and entered Xing'an from Yunxiang. Hanzhong completed the rendezvous with Zhang Xianzhong
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The thieves are getting bigger and bigger.
The more rogue bandits are suppressed, the more rogue bandits there are, the greater the harm to the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of this, Ding Yunyi felt a little helpless.
Looking around, we can see a large group of victims, sitting and walking. It seems that the disaster has not abated at all. Ding Yunyi could not control so many victims anymore. He was about to leave when he suddenly stopped his horse and pointed.
Some victims not far ahead said: "That person among them must be a spy."
Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui looked there, very surprised. Ding Yunyi smiled and explained: "Look at the victims, they are all so hungry that they have no strength left, their faces are yellow and thin, but look at that person again, even though his face is painted
They are full of filth, but full of energy. When they see us, they keep shrinking towards the victims, as if they are afraid of seeing us. How can there be such victims?"
Huangfu Yunjie said loudly: "I'll bring him to the general!"
As he spoke, he ran out quickly, and soon he carried the man to Ding Yunyi's horse. The man looked frightened and kept screaming in humiliation.
"Shen Rong." Deng Changgui said from the side: "When I was waiting at the border, I would often catch Jinlu spies, but they were all very stubborn and refused to speak, so we had a set of special tactics to deal with spies.
Method, from then on, nine out of ten spies who were caught would speak."
"Let's rest and leave him to you to deal with." Ding Yunyi greeted everyone to get off their horses, regardless of where Deng Changgui took him.
"Brother Ding, how far are we from the capital?" Xiaotu is still a child after all, and he is a little tired.
Ding Yunyi handed her the water: "Come on, I'll see my parents when we get to the capital."
Speaking of parents, Xiaotu thought of his own parents and his eyes turned red. Ding Yunyi knew that he had spilled the beans and rolled his eyes: "Xiaotu, let me be your brother. You will be my biological sister from now on. Are you willing?"
"
Xiaotu was startled, tears streaming down his face: "Brother, brother"
"Sister." Ding Yunyi smiled and held Xiaotu's hand: "You are my biological sister, I am your biological brother, and my parents are your parents. Don't you have a family anymore? Who will bully you in the future? You
Tell me, brother, let me help you vent your anger."
"Yes!" Xiaotu wiped his tears and said forcefully: "Xiaotu practices martial arts with my brother, and will help him fight in the future and become a female general!"
"Okay!" Ding Yunyi laughed and said, "Brother will teach you how to lead troops in war. If anyone treats Xiaotu badly, there is no need for brother to take action. Xiaotu will fight them by himself!"
Xiaotu cried and laughed at the same time. Although the whole family was starving to death, he had a new home. He had a brother, parents, and yes, he also had several sisters-in-law in Taiwan.
I will never be bullied again, I will never go hungry again, I have a family, and I have a brother who loves me
While talking and laughing there, Deng Changgui came with the spy. When he saw the spy, Xiaotu was so frightened that he screamed.
How can the spy still be half human?
"Is this scary? There will be many worse things than this in the future." Ding Yunyi said with a smile, and then his face darkened: "Deng Changgui, has he confessed?"
"Hired, but" Deng Changgui said with a solemn expression, "He is not a spy from the Jinlu, but a spy sent by the rogue bandits."
Ding Yunyi was shocked when he heard this. Spies sent by rogue bandits? What are they doing here? Have the rogue bandits reached the capital? Impossible. How can the current rogue bandits be so powerful?
"Tell me, who sent you here?" Deng Changgui kicked the spy on the ground.
The spy reluctantly got up, his face was bleeding. Ding Yunyi asked someone to wipe it for him and gave him a few more mouthfuls of water. Only then did the spy recover slightly and gasped a few times:
"I, I am sent by King Chuang."
"Which Chuang Wang?" Ding Yunyi frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"Also, who else can be King of Chuang? Of course, it is our King Gao Yingxiang and King Chuang of Gao Chuang!" To be continued...