The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the hot climate kept the smell of blood from dissipating.

Chinese military tent.

Gao Qiqian and Zhu Dadian both had smiles on their faces.

The Battle of Shahe ended, and the rebels were defeated and retreated.

The Liaodong frontier army led by Jin Guochen, Jin Guoqi, Zu Dashou and others became the main force and surprise force in the Battle of Shahe. The arrogant rebels never expected that they would encounter the powerful Liaodong frontier army, which was also composed of Han people from Liaodong. They were caught off guard.

At this moment, the rebel formation instantly dispersed, and they were defeated and fled by the Liaodong frontier army.

After the victory in the Battle of Shahe, Gao Qiqian and others will not be idle. They will continue to pursue and fight the rebels, without giving them any chance to breathe. Besides, the main force of the rebels has not suffered much losses yet.

They are besieging Laizhou Fucheng.

Before the pursuit, Gao Qiqian and Zhu Dadian had to arrange and deploy a surprise attack on the capital of Dengzhou.

"Inspecting the right of the Yuan Dynasty, the censor of Qiandu, Wu Zongrui, the prefect of Qingzhou, obeys the order..."

"Wu Sangui, Commander-in-Chief of the Guan Ning Army, listens to the order..."

Wu Zongrui and Wu Sangui came out at the same time.

Both of them have the surname Wu and are both in their twenties, so they are naturally eye-catching.

"I will order you to lead a thousand sergeants to detour to Zhifu and go straight to the capital of Dengzhou. At the appropriate time, I will order the garrisons of Ninghaiwei, Wendengwei and Haiyangwei to assist you in the battle. Your combat mission is to take advantage of the opportunity.

When Dengzhou's capital city is empty, we should capture Dengzhou's capital city in one fell swoop, remove the rebels' lair, and deprive the rebels of the chance to fight..."

"It's an order..."

Wu Zongrui and Wu Sangui clasped their fists at the same time.

"In this battle, Wu Zongrui is the commander-in-chief and Wu Sangui is assisting. You will set off immediately without delay..."

Wu Zongrui took the token from Gao Qiqian.

Seeing Wu Zongrui take the token, Gao Qiqian smiled on his face.

"Master Wu, Mr. Wu Qian, we believe that you will be able to capture the capital of Dengzhou and make great contributions..."

"Master Supervisor, Xiaguan and Mr. Wu Qian will do their best..."

After walking out of the central military tent, a thousand sergeants were already standing and waiting not far away.

Gao Qiqian and Zhu Dadian are still good. The total strength of the Liaodong frontier army this time is only 5,000. It is already very good to mobilize 1,000 people to follow the operation. If Gao Qiqian and Zhu Dadian mobilize sergeants from other guards, Wu Zongrui will be helpless.

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From this point of view, Gao Qiqian and Zhu Dadian still had illusions. If Wu Zongrui and Wu Sangui captured the capital of Dengzhou, the battle to annihilate the rebels would be over soon.

Everyone knows that Dengzhou Fucheng is one of the strongest cities in Shandong.

Wu Zongrui turned his head and looked at Wu Sangui beside him.

Wu Sangui in the late Ming Dynasty was even more famous than Hong Chengchou and others. This legendary figure controlled Shanhaiguan in the late Ming Dynasty and had tens of thousands of sergeants under his command. Every move he made was related to the safety of the capital. After Li Zicheng captured the capital, Wu Sangui finally chose

He surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, became the prince of the Qing Dynasty, and stationed in Yunnan, becoming one of the few vassal towns in the Qing Dynasty. Later, because of Kangxi's expropriation, Wu Sangui sensed the danger and chose to rebel again. He even proclaimed himself emperor during the rebellion and did his own thing.

The emperor.

Of course, the current Wu Sangui is really nothing. He does not have much fame and has not made many military exploits.

However, Wu Sangui has an extraordinary family background. Both his ancestral family and the Wu family in Liaodong belong to the vassal family. They have been operating in the military for a long time. They have an extraordinary influence among the Liaodong frontier troops. Wu Sangui’s uncle Zu Dashou, the president of Jinzhou

Bing, Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, was once the commander-in-chief of the Shanhaiguan militia. He was dismissed from his post as commander-in-chief because of the Battle of Dalinghe City. He has performed meritorious service. Now he follows Jin Guoqi and Jin Guochen to fight and has performed meritorious service.

Because of Wu Sangui's unusual family background, his bravery in battle, and his well-behaved personality, he was promoted to President Qian before he was twenty years old.

Wu Zongrui knew very well that this Wu Sangui tried his best to please Gao Qiqian and even regarded Gao Qiqian as his adoptive father. Wu Sangui's subsequent rise to fame was also closely related to Gao Qiqian. This time Wu Sangui followed him and Wu Zongrui to undertake a surprise attack on Dengzhou Fucheng.

I am afraid that Gao Qiqian specifically called out his name for the combat mission, firstly to see if Wu Sangui was brave, and secondly, to give Wu Sangui the best opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

This cannot be said that Wu Sangui should not be a general. Soldiers who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers. During the Ming Dynasty, the status of generals was inherently low and they could not hold their heads up in front of civilian officials. In every major battle, the commander-in-chief was a civilian official, and military generals had to obey

In terms of deployment, even if you are a first-class commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief of the army, you still have to listen to the deployment of the civilian commander.

This was the case with Mao Wenlong back then. The first-rank right governor and Pidao commander-in-chief still had to obey the orders of the second-rank military minister and Jiliao governor Yuan Chonghuan. In the end, Yuan Chonghuan still held Shangfang's sword and killed Mao Wenlong without asking for an order.

"Mr. Wu Qian, we will set off immediately, what do you think?"

"Everything will be at your command."

When Wu Sangui spoke, his eyes moved.

Wu Zongrui smiled slightly and spoke again.

"Mr. Wu Qian, you and I jointly shoulder an important combat mission. We must work together and not slack off at all. I won't go into details about the difficulty of this battle. You also know it. To go to Dengzhou Fucheng, we must detour to Zhifu.

, there are no official roads in many places, and we need to travel through mountains and rivers, or even find a road, so we are afraid that we have to prepare for the worst."

"The Lord Supervisor just mentioned the garrisons of Ninghaiwei, Wendengwei and Haiyangwei. I have no hope for them. When the rebels were raging in Denglai, these garrisons were hiding in the barracks and did not dare to make the slightest move.

, we carry out such a difficult task, it would be strange if we could rely on them."

"Besides, what we are shouldering is a secret combat mission. The information must not be leaked, otherwise you and I and these more than a thousand brothers will die without a burial place. Those guard sergeants, who can keep silent? I want to monitor

Lord Jun has also taken this into consideration, so he will not issue combat orders to the garrisons of Ninghaiwei, Wendengwei and Haiyangwei in the short term."

"We must understand every move of the rebels and the combat situation. We must understand that this is related to whether we can surprise Dengzhou Fucheng, whether we can capture Dengzhou Fucheng, and more importantly, whether we can go home alive.

, Therefore, I will send special personnel to understand and grasp the war situation ahead."

"President Wu Qian, this time you and I are fighting together. You and I can discuss how to deploy, how to intersperse, and how to make a surprise attack on the capital city of Dengzhou. However, once I make a decision, I ask President Wu Qian to abide by it."

"I have said everything that needs to be said. If Mr. Wu Qian has any thoughts, you can tell him."

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Wu Sangui turned to look at Wu Zongrui, and was stunned for a while before he clasped his fists and spoke.

"My subordinates will obey your military orders without any ambiguity."

Wu Zongrui saw the changes in Wu Sangui's eyes and attitude.

It should be said that Wu Sangui was definitely dissatisfied with the operational deployment of the surprise attack on Dengzhou, and Jin Guoqi, Jin Guochen, Zu Dabi, Wu Xiang and others would also specifically ask them to be smarter and focus on saving lives, etc.

Wu Zongrui is still too young, and in the eyes of Jin Guoqi and others, he has no combat experience. He is just appreciated by the supervisor Gao Qiqian. No one can go against Gao Qiqian's wishes, so they won't say anything on the surface, but

Secretly, he must have thought that Wu Zongrui was too naive, and I believe that Jin Guoqi and others must have been extremely dissatisfied when deploying troops.

All this does not matter to Wu Zongrui. After all, what is needed in war is the results. Any big words are useless. On the contrary, they will make people look down upon and become a laughing stock.

After officially accepting the combat mission, Wu Zongrui's attitude changed. He was more eager to win than Wu Sangui, and was more afraid of losing his life. Losing his life would mean nothing.

Therefore, Wu Zongrui will express his attitude and firmly control the thousands of Liaodong frontier troops. These people must obey combat orders and comply with orders and prohibitions. If anyone dares to violate orders, Wu Zongrui will never be polite.

"That's the best thing to say, Mr. Wu Qian. Then I will tell you what I want to say, and Mr. Wu Qian will help me refer to it."

"The rebels suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Shahe. They must be unconvinced. Kong Youde and others will organize the rebels under their command and resist stubbornly. The next battle will be crucial. I believe that the imperial army will definitely win again and defeat the rebels."

"If they encounter another failure, the rebels will immediately shrink their forces and will not continue to besiege Laizhou City. The rebels who are entrenched in cities such as Pingdu and Zhaoyuan will not put up much resistance. They will move in the direction of Huang County.

Go and set up a defense line in Huang County to fight the imperial army decisively."

"There will definitely be a fierce battle between the imperial army and the rebels in Huang County."

"This is our opportunity. Kong Youde will definitely mobilize elite troops and stick to Huang County. Relatively speaking, the number of troops stationed in Dengzhou City will be reduced, and the defense intensity will be slightly weaker."

"Of course, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming will be extremely careful to ensure the safety of Dengzhou City. In other words, although Kong Youde will deploy elite troops to resist our imperial army in Huang County, he will also closely monitor the situation in Dengzhou City."

"Our opportunities are few and they are fleeting."

"It is impossible to attack Dengzhou Fucheng by force. The walls of Dengzhou Fucheng are strong and there are sharp red cannons. We only have about a thousand people. I will not let our brothers die, so we need to think of a foolproof strategy. Ingenious

Capture the capital of Dengzhou."

"I wonder what Mr. Wu Qian thinks of my analysis. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Wu Sangui blinked again.

"My lord's analysis is very reasonable, but my subordinates don't know what method your lord is going to use to seize the capital of Dengzhou..."

"Mr. Wu Qian, do you think I am a god? I have thought of all the ways to deal with it before I go to battle."

Wu Sangui's face suddenly turned red.

Seeing the famous Wu Sangui actually blushing in front of him, Wu Zongrui felt funny.

"Okay, Mr. Wu Qian, we are ready to set off. Before we set off, I will specifically emphasize military discipline. These brothers from the Liaodong Frontier Army have been with you day and night. You are very familiar with them. Please tell them that they must abide by military discipline along the way.
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