Chapter 243 Thistle Town
Ten miles outside the official road outside Santunying City, Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui and his son, as well as several senior generals under the command of the general of Ji Town, guerrillas and other senior generals led their respective personal soldiers to welcome the arrival of the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and the imperial order of the Governor of Ji Liao, Hong Chengchou.
Wu Xiang and others didn't wait long. With the rumbling sound of horse hooves, a stream of smoke and dust rose up on the official road in the distance. Wu Xiang and others hurriedly stood from the side of the road to the middle of the official road.
The sixteen-sided red, blue, yellow, white, and green colored flags embroidered with flying tigers, five-star pearls, colorful phoenixes flying clouds, flying fish and other patterns came into view. The knights holding the flag were all wearing black armor and phoenix winged helmets, and they were murderous intent in their eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a neutral straight banner with seven large characters written on the black and blue letters on the white background, "The Chief of the Supervisor Ji Liaohong" flashed out from the smoke and dust of the cavalry in the front team. It was a tall and mighty central army flag officer with black armor held high with his hands. More than ten steps behind the banner, Hong Chengchou, wearing a big red crane replenishment and wearing a black veil, rode his horse calmly. Behind and on both sides were hundreds of personal soldiers wearing black armor, with long swords in the bags of war horses, long bows on his back, and arrow bags on his waist. These five hundred personal soldiers were ordered by Zhu Youjian to be dispatched from the Yongwei Camp to Hong Chengchou.
The knights holding the ceremonial guard and flags began to slow down their horses a hundred steps away from Wu Xiang and others. Wu Xiang took the lead and the generals of Ji Town knelt in the middle of the official road. The flag bearers took the horses to the sides of the road. The flag bearers behind them held the straight banner and gave them to the side. Hong Chengchou urged the horses to come to Wu Xiang and others in a row.
"The left governor of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, Wu Xiang, the general of Ji Town, met with the Governor Hong!"
"Wu Sangui, the deputy general of Guangning, is in charge of the position of the low-ranking position, and meets the commander!"
"Wang Xingzhen, the general of the general of Ji Town, was appointed as the general of the lieutenant, to meet with the commander!"
"Ma Cheng, the general under the command of the general of Ji Town, met with the commander!"
"Li Fan, the guerrilla under the command of the general of Ji Town, met with the commander!"
"The guerrillas in Jizhen can be especially good at meeting the commander!"
As the generals of Jizhen finished their registration loudly, Hong Chengchou turned over and dismounted, walked slowly to Wu Xiang and others, and the personal soldiers on the side grabbed Hong Chengchou's mount reins and took them to the side.
"Please ask the left governor to get up! Chang Bo, I never thought that I would meet you again so quickly! Hahaha! All the generals should get up!"
Hong Chengchou kindly called Wu Sangui's face and ordered Wenyan.
Wu Sangui obeyed the orders under Hong Chengchou for nearly two years. After destroying the thieves in northern Shaanxi, he was ordered to return. In less than three months, the two met again.
"I am deeply honored to be able to serve in the supervisor again! I wonder if Mr. Shen has come to Ji Town with the supervisor?"
After Wu Xiang and others stood up, Wu Sangui clasped his fists and bowed, and spoke with a respectful expression.
"Kungang Supervisor's food and wages will be transported later, and I will arrive later. I have heard of the name of the Left Governor for a long time, and today I saw it very well! The Left Governor's son is good, and it is really enviable to have such a son as Chang Bo. The Wu family has a great fortune for several generations! Hahaha!"
It is better to praise my son than to praise me. Hong Chengchou, who has ulterior motives, did not hide his appreciation for Wu Sangui at all, and directly put a high hat on the Wu family and his son in front of everyone.
The saying that the Wu family has been rich for generations has a profound meaning: If you have such a good son, you don’t have to rely on the ancestors. It’s okay for your Wu family to have several generations.
Everyone loves to listen to good words, no matter whether they are true or false.
Wu Xiang's white face was radiant, and he bowed and said, "The Supervisor praised it! The dog son was fortunate to be able to obey the orders under the Supervisor's tent. With the Supervisor's advice, he has achieved his achievements today! The Supervisor's kindness is to be promoted by the Supervisor, and the Dunzi will never forget it! The Supervisor came from the capital and worked hard, and this place is not a place for discussion. I also asked the Supervisor to get on the horse, and the Supervisor led the way to the General's Mansion to rest!"
After Shen Shi that day, Hong Chengchou, who was wearing a Taoist robe after taking a shower and changing clothes, sat in the main seat of the living room in the backyard of the General's Mansion, and Wu Xiang and his son were the first to accompany him.
"I was ordered to supervise Ji Liao. The purpose was to strengthen the stability of the northeast gate of the capital to prevent the recurrence of the Ji Si change. At present, I am a line from Yongguan to Jizhen. There are heavy troops along the border walls. The court has allocated money and grain to repair the damaged areas of the border walls. It is difficult for the enemy to build a captain to cross the walls as before. The left governor, the important defense of your Jizhen is from Xifengkou to Zunhua. Your troops need to place heavy troops in this area and select brave generals to garrison. There is no negligence at all!"
During the Jisi Incident in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led 100,000 Qing troops to detour through Mongolia. On October 15, the Wuyin period broke through the mouth of Xifeng in the Great Wall and captured Zunhua. The capital was shocked and martial law was severe. Chongzhen also ordered all troops to serve the king.
The final result of this incident led to the execution of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Ji Liao, by Lingchi, and dozens of civil servants and generals in the Ming Dynasty who died in battle.
As the governor of Ji Liao, Hong Chengchou was still the primary step in rectifying Liaodong. The most important thing is that the tragedy cannot happen again, otherwise Yuan Chonghuan would be his lesson.
"I reported to the supervisor, the Beizhi army has a total of more than 15,000 horse and infantry troops. Among them, there are already a Beizhi army general Liu Ming, who led his 3,000 troops to guard the troops. The rest of the troops are based on Santunying Town as the support, and the construction of deep trenches and countless walls are built to prevent their horses from galloping, forming a barrier that Jianlu may break through several lines of defense behind the edge wall. Taking several measures, it is unlikely that Jianlu will want to make a move to Jisi again!"
During the Jisi change, the soldiers of Jizhen were already weak and useless. Several fortress walls that intercepted cavalry were also abandoned because they had no money to maintain. When the Jiannu army attacked, the soldiers of Jizhen scattered in a slight resistance.
The Jisi Incident made Ji Town, which was gradually unattended, return to the court's sight. Two years later, the court reorganized the troops of Ji Town and repaired the damaged blockages, which gradually restored the defense of Ji Town.
Although Wu Xiang was cowardly and timid, he had been in the border area of Liaodong for many years and was influenced by the influence of the day, and still had some knowledge of how to prevent the attack of the Jianzhou Jurchen.
After arriving in Jizhen, he issued a statement to the court that the consequences of the maneuverability of the Jianlu Iron Cavalry, so he asked for money and grain to build deep grooves and chest walls to limit the large-scale gathering of enemy cavalry, and sent his most capable general Liu Ming to lead his troops to camp at the Xifengkou line. With all the measures, Wu Xiang was confident that even if Jianlu gathered troops and wanted to break through again, he could support the court until the time when he mobilized heavy troops to come to aid.
"The left governor is diligent in his duties, and I will submit a memorial to the court. Jizhen is responsible for maintaining the safety of the capital. The left governor and his generals must be alert at all times and not slacken. When I left the capital, I heard that the Ministry of War had sent personnel to patrol the east along Juyongguan. During this period, I found that those who neglected their duties, regardless of their military rank, would all be dismissed on the spot and then served before serving in the army! After I went outside the pass, the left governor should summon all the generals to explain the matter, and sent another scout to the wall to stumble out of the wall to detect the accident!"
In order to prevent the Qing Dynasty's invasion in the 11th year of Chongzhen in history, Zhu Youjian issued an order to ask the Ministry of War to send people to inspect the border wall east of Xuanda to timely eliminate hidden dangers and germination.
"I am obeying the orders of the supervisor! The supervisor immediately arrived in Jizhen, why not stay for a few days? The supervisor and the son of the dog still want to listen to the supervisor's teachings more! The supervisor has set up a banquet in the flower hall to wash the dust of the supervisor. I will ask the supervisor to move to taste later!"
Wu Xiang would never miss the opportunity to curry favor with this important minister. Although the Liaodong generals have been respectful for many years, the court has no choice but to deal with them for the time being, since Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong, the Liaodong generals have never had a spokesperson in the court.
Seeing that Hong Chengchou, who was in his prime, was unstoppable, he would definitely hold an important position when he returned to the capital in the future. When Wu Sangui was familiar with him, Wu Xiang would of course have to stick with him in order to leave a way out.
"Haha! The left governor is old and polite, and Changbo is both civil and military. It is rare among the current generals of the court! If it weren't for someone among the important officials in the court who attacked him with his affairs, I would have recommended him strongly to the emperor! What a pity!"
Chapter completed!