Lord of the House

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"The minister leads the order!"

Li Zhuo knelt in front of the incense table and listened to Zhang Ximin's reading of the imperial decree. He stood up on his knees. He knelt on the ground for a while, as if he had exhausted all his remaining energy. On the ground, Geng Quanshan stepped aside with quick eyes and quick hands, and stepped forward to support Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo took the imperial decree, held it in his hand, stood firm, ignored Zhang Ximin, stared at Hao Zongcheng with bloodshot eyes, and said word by word: "Liaoyang must not be attacked! Jizhen army is the Dayue Dynasty. The last reliance cannot be easily taken and risked, I, Li Zhuo, will not hesitate to be ruined, you can't be the eternal sinner of the court!"

Although Li Zhuo was an old man with exhausted energy at this time, when he spoke like this, Hao Zongcheng couldn't look at him with his might.

Hao Zongcheng turned his eyes away and said with a sullen smile: "You are the coach, if you say you can't fight, you can't fight. It's just that you and I are courtiers and share the worries of the court. We've already reached this point, and we can't hide in Songshan City. Don't do anything. What will the sage think of you and me, and what will the court officials think of you and me?"

Among the generals in the tent, only Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang were Li Zhuo's cronies. Other generals watched with indifference, some were dismissive, some were staring in disapproval, and some were winking at each other...

Zhang Ximin took all of this into consideration. Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and others were old generals from East Fujian, and they were loyal to Li Zhuo, but the attitude of most other generals in Jizhen was worth pondering.

During the period when Hao Zongcheng was in charge of Ji Town, these generals were very talented, their armaments were smashed, and all of them were proficient in the ability to enrich their own pockets.

After Li Zhuo took charge of Ji Town, he reorganized the entire army, strictly enforced military law, and severely cracked down on the deduction of food and salaries.

Although this move gave Li Zhuo a high prestige among ordinary soldiers, and also significantly improved the combat power of the Jizhen army, the generals who were slack and greedy for pleasure were full of resentment.

Emperor Chongguan's support for Li Zhuo was limited. The biggest limitation was that Li Zhuo had to get the approval of Hao Zongcheng, the military envoy, if he wanted to adjust his positions as battalion generals and above. This made it impossible for Li Zhuo to rectify the entire system of generals and officials, and also caused the entire generals and officials of the Jizhen Army to actually surround Hao Zongcheng.

"Withdraw the troops!" Li Zhuo was haggard, and was helped by Geng Quanshan to sit on the handsome chair in the middle, and he still tried his last efforts to persuade Hao Zongcheng, "After leaving 10,000 soldiers to guard the Songshan Hall, the other 50,000 horses immediately retreated to Linyu to prepare for The captive cavalry in the direction of Datong took the road from Jinzhong to enter Yannan again..."

"Although the old man is not expected to be a general, he has been in the army for several years anyway. This is the extremely cold season. Even if the captives from Datong do not return to Liaoyang and want to play a show of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, they also need to have them. This ability is enough," Hao Zongcheng laughed happily. "According to the news from Datong, the prisoners outside Datong have already lost their food and forage. It is difficult for them to return to Liaoyang, and what ability do they have to borrow from Jinzhong? Entering Yannan... Datong, Xuanfu and Jinzhong are not as rich as they were in the previous two years. If the cavalry wants to rely on plunder to obtain food, I am afraid that it is not possible! I know that if we continue to fight, it will be very difficult, but the life of the Donglu will not be long. It will be better than us - the sage is also looking forward to the commander-in-chief that you will be able to conquer Liao in one battle and achieve eternal achievements. Today, you will be named Duke of Yan, and you will be able to conquer Liaoyang. The second person, why are you unwilling to be left or right?"

"If there was such a situation before Chongguan nine years ago, or if you could barely fight, there would always be a 30-40% chance of winning," Li Zhuo persuaded bitterly, "If you rush into a fight today, you'll have no chance of winning. The battle of death, Mr. Hao, are you still going to fight? You are not afraid that the corpses will be buried in this bitter cold land!"

Li Zhuo's words were so terrifying, it made Hao Zongcheng's back feel a chill, and it also made him very unhappy.

"The sage has high hopes for you, supervise and do it well!" Hao Zongcheng dropped a sentence and left Li Zhuo's handsome account. The military meeting broke up once again, Zhang Ximin, Yang Wenchang and others chased out, and the generals all left one after another.

Li Zhuo sat stooped on the handsome chair that was too large, his skinny hands clenched tightly on the armrests and trembled, this has exhausted the last bit of energy in his body, making him look like an old man who is dying.

Geng Quanshan suppressed his voice and said, "Did I lead someone to detain Hao Zongcheng and the others!"

Li Zhuo shook his head weakly. He never really mastered this Jizhen army. If he could do it, he would never have dragged it on to this day. If he could preserve a little vitality for Da Yue, what would he be ruined? At this time, Hao Zongcheng, Zhang Ximin and others were forcibly detained. Without the Donghu people fighting, the entire Jizhen army would immediately fall apart.

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"Li Zhuo has no guts, the sage and the princes of the court all count on you, Master Hao..." Zhang Ximin said in a low voice.

"Everyone in Beijing is young and old, but they all hope that the lord will earn this merit and make the Minister of Internal Affairs look good!" Yang Wenchang persuaded, "Compared with the lord, Li Zhuo's cowardly, how can He De He Neng make the Duke first? Hou?"

The high fever of the bright candle in the room made Hao Zongcheng's face gloomy and uncertain, and the secret message brought by Yang Wenchang lay in his arms.

Although Li Zhuo is arrogant and arrogant, he has his own way of leading troops to fight, and Hao Zongcheng has some self-knowledge.

Hao Zongcheng thought to himself that he was already the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he successfully defeated Liaoyang. There was an award, but there was no award, which was of little significance. If, as the old man said, Liaoyang is not so easy to chew and jumps out by himself, then he is going to kick the iron plate.

As long as possible, Hao Zongcheng still hopes that Li Zhuo will lead his troops to attack Liaoyang. It's just that this old man has a very tough temper and has no room for accommodation at all, making Hao Zongcheng his teeth itch with hatred. Now that the secret decree has been brought over by Yang Wenchang, if he misses the fighter and lets the troops of the Donghu people in Datong come back, he, Hao Zongcheng, cannot put all the responsibility on Li Zhuo.

Hao Zongcheng was hesitant in his heart, and Zhang Ximin said, "Are you asking the two generals Cheng and Yuan to come over to discuss?"

The reason why the secret is a secret cannot be revealed until the last critical moment. But looking at Li Zhuo's attitude, he was also reluctant to send troops, and Hao Zongcheng couldn't care too much. He summoned his cronies and asked him to secretly invite Cheng Tinggui and Yuan Lishan to come to his tent to discuss matters.

Cheng Tinggui and Yuan Lishan were both senior military attachés at the captaincy level of Qingche. This time, of the 60,000 soldiers and horses that went north to Songshan, 60% of them were under his command. These two are also Hao Zongcheng's cronies in Ji Town.

Cheng Tinggui and Yuan Lishan rushed over quickly, but Hao Zongcheng did not rush to give them the secret order, but only asked their attitude towards sending troops to attack Liaoyang.

Yuan Lishan hesitated, and said, "It's almost a month since I broke Songshan City, and the troops and horses of the Donglu in the direction of Datong have only shown signs of returning to support today. Maybe it's true as Li Zhuo said, the Donglu is not afraid of me attacking Liaoyang! "

"There are two thousand miles to go back to Liaoyang from Datong. At this time, the northern area is blocked by heavy snow, and the road is much more difficult than going from Linyu to Songshan. If you can get back within two months, it will be considered fast," Cheng Tinggui had him My own opinion, "And the cavalry came back along the way, there is no supply along the way, it is better to lay down Datong and force us to return to the division - Li Zhuo is afraid of this or that, is it not the trap of the Donglu? Now? Seeing that Datong could not be attacked, the captive cavalry finally decided to return to Liaoyang to help. It is normal. It is not too late to fight Liaoyang here. Although the northern area is blocked by heavy snow, the captive cavalry really wants to hurry back. It won't take two months."

"Do you think you should fight Liaoyang?" Hao Zongcheng asked.

"It's all this far, so there's no reason not to fight?" Cheng Tinggui said, "Isn't the sage urging troops to send troops? The brothers below are also struggling, but they gave Li Zhuo a lot of energy!"

"What if it's not good to fight Liaoyang?" Yuan Lishan said, "Although Songshan was successfully captured, Liaoyang is the capital of the Eastern Captives after all. Why wouldn't they give up easily?"

"So what if you won't give up easily? If you want to defend, you must have the strength to defend it. If you really have the strength, who will easily give up the danger of guarding the door?" Cheng Tinggui said, "We should immediately push it to the city of Liaoyang, even if we are not in a hurry to attack the city, we will not be in a hurry to attack the city. If we want to besiege it, we can just set up a stronghold under Liaoyang City to rest and recuperate. When the Donglu reinforcements return from Datong, we can wait for the work and catch one of his mothers by surprise! If the Donglu soldiers and horses in Datong return to Liaoyang City, It's too late to take the regret medicine!"

Zhang Ximin glanced at Hao Zongcheng and saw that the hesitant expression on his face became more and more solemn. As long as Yuan Lishan's words "in case Liaoyang is not good" made him worry, he said: "Even if Liaoyang is bad, it is Li Zhuo delay delays the loss of the fighter, what is the deal with the two generals? Besides~www.wuxiamtl.com~ All the troops and horses on the front line of Linyu are brought up, even if they can't attack Liaoyang, it is enough to take the cities around Liaoyang..."

Hao Zongcheng didn't believe how many troops the Eastern captives still had in Liaoyang. In the battle of Chentangyi, the Eastern captives invaded the country and fought, and there were only 100,000 cavalry. This time, the Donglu captured 100,000 troops in Datong, and Songshan City lost another 5,000 or 6,000 troops.

Hao Zongcheng was not worried that the Donglu left behind in Liaoyang would still be able to eat them, but he was not confident enough to conquer Liaoyang City.

Liaoyang City is dangerous and large, if there are 20,000 to 30,000 defenders in the city, Hao Zongcheng has no confidence to lead 60,000 troops to capture Liaoyang City.

If it is not good to fight Liaoyang, who will take the blame?

This is the root cause of Hao Zongcheng's delay in making up his mind.

Zhang Ximin's words actually spoke to his heart: If it is not good to attack Liaoyang, it is naturally the reason why Li Zhuo delays and delays the fighter. Besides, if all the troops and horses on the front line of Linyu are brought up, even if Liaoyang cannot be conquered, a few more cities around Liaoyang will be attacked, and a lot of achievements will be obtained!

Hao Zongcheng's clenched fist suddenly loosened, and he said to Yuan Lishan and Cheng Tinggui: "Li Zhuo still does not rely on sending troops today, you all witnessed it with your own eyes-you kneel, there is an edict here from the Holy Lord..."

Zhang Ximin smiled in his heart: If Hao Zongcheng successfully conquered Liaoyang, Li Zhuo would still be credited with the victory of Songshan; if Hao Zongcheng was defeated under Liaoyang City and returned to Linyu, Li Zhuo would not be able to escape the blame. !

There are not many people who can guess that Hao Zongcheng has a secret in his hands. Cheng Tinggui and Yuan Lishan were not included. Hearing that Hao Zongcheng said there was still a decree in his hand, he looked at each other with surprise.

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