Chapter 417 The Choice of Death, the Hope of Life

Julu, a place called Sangong in the wild, Lu Xiangsheng's camp is here. Yang Sichang operated and removed Lu Xiangsheng's title of Minister of War, and the position of Minister of War continued to command the war. On the grounds of Shanxi alarm, Lu Xiangsheng went west to fight. The purpose was to force Lu Xiangsheng to accept his proposal, negotiate peace and recruit pacification. King Pu of Datong led his troops to leave, and the governor Zhang Qiping stayed behind, let alone give some food. Lu Xiangsheng was only five thousand tired soldiers here. The famous elders of the three prefectures in the southern part of the Jifu gathered together and came outside the camp to beg Lu Xiangsheng: "The world has been turbulent for nearly ten years. You have become the pioneer of the world for the sake of a life-and-death plan.

.But the treacherous ministers were in court, and the loyal ministers who were isolated and helpless were jealous since then. The entire army held the manifesto of leaving the pass, and the soldiers were thinking of returning west. They wandered in the wild, and they didn't know when they could have a full meal. Taking off their headscarf and clamoring wildly, the fact that Wang Pu led the Datong army to leave the garrison without authorization has already told us clearly. If you follow our foolish strategies, move the army to Guangshun, and summon the rebel army. The children of the three governments are happy about your arrival, and they all think that if you were not the thieves in the past, you would have died from the enemy, and now if you were not the enemy, you would have died together, and with one call, you can have 100,000 people with food followers. How is it compared to being isolated and waiting for death?”

Lu Xiangsheng once served as an official in Zhili, with a high reputation and the people yearned for it. This time, the elders of the three governments came to beg, and Lu Xiangsheng could only say with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for your friendship, although since I fought with the bandits, I have never lost a single battle. Now, I have been exhausted by five thousand soldiers. The enemy is in the west and reinforcements are blocked from the east. The overall situation is controlled by the court, and food is exhausted, and strength is exhausted, so don't implicate all the elders."

The elders of the three palaces cried loudly, leaving behind the food they brought with them, and knelt on the ground outside the camp and couldn't cry.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Jize's direction, and Yang Tinglin went to ask for reinforcements. He didn't know how Gao Qiqian would deal with it. He was cruel to not look at the elders who refused to leave. He did not look at the scene of the people around him lowering their heads and crying. Lu Xiangsheng, who was about to come to an end, was determined to fight to the end and never compromise. Lu Xiangsheng chose a dead end and did not hesitate! Unfortunately, his death in history did not bring any results. After his death, Yang Sichang still had to suppress his reputation and his body was delayed. To talk about the traitor, Yang Sichang's traitor was no less than Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren. Why wasn't he like a slander in a bastard?

The north wind blew the battle flag and flew. Five thousand soldiers in the ragged cold clothes followed their commander with their eyes. They had been out of food for three days, and they were hungry in their stomachs and thin in cold clothes. Even if they died, no one showed their intention to leave. Lu Xiangsheng secretly wiped away his tears, and was about to watch the elders leave, a red flag appeared on the field in the sky, and the most dazzling red light was blooming in the strong wind.

The sentry on the tower rubbed his eyes hard, and when he was sure that he had read it correctly, he shouted loudly: "Reinforcements, reinforcements are here, reinforcements are here!" After shouting, he burst into tears with excitement!

Lu Xiangsheng, who lowered his head to wipe his tears, suddenly raised his head and looked at the red flag from the east. His mouth opened and closed slightly, but it was silent. Tears flowed first. More than a hundred cavalrymen, holding the red flag, were rising and falling on the fields in North China. The dark green military uniforms on their bodies were so eye-catching at this moment. The sound of horse hooves on the tower tower was like a strong wind blowing away the haze. A ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and appeared above the dilapidated camp.

"Come, hold the horse, and be dressed!" Lu Xiangsheng quickly returned to calm, although his eyes were still red and his hands were still shaking. However, he tidied up his clothes and stood solemnly outside the camp gate.

The war horses were rolling with smoke and dust, getting closer and closer, and the sound of horse hooves became clearer. The big flag of the word "Chen" on the red flag could be seen clearly. Five thousand soldiers cheered, and everyone hoped to survive, especially when they saw the hope of life in despair.

"Where is the governor of Shandong? Chen Xie, the governor of Shandong, led his troops to help." The voice came along the wind. Thirty steps away, Chen Xie turned over and dismounted, and followed behind him. Chen Xie walked in the front, striding heavily, and then there were only more than 30 people. The neat footsteps emitted a heart-shaking momentum, and the feeling of thousands of troops hitting his face.

Outside the camp gate, the three elders were still there, looking at Lu Xiangsheng with tears in his eyes standing solemnly, bowing from afar: "Lu Xiangsheng is here!"

Chen Xie strode forward and stood attentively. More than thirty people behind him were neatly tidied up, standing attentively and saluted: "Chen Xie has seen the governor!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked solemn and stared at Chen Xie and said, "Chen Sihua, the order of the Ministry of War is to let you rush to the capital, how do you come here?"

Chen Xie smiled and said, "The enemy is in the three southern prefectures of the south of the country. Chen will naturally come. There is no scheming in the court, so it is not enough to make me obey. Supervisor, you don't have to persuade me to leave, and I won't leave either. Chen came here to let those treacherous people see that Chen not only wants to defeat the invading place, but also wants to destroy his Shengjing in Liaodong. If Huang Taiji is tactful and runs fast, he can still save his life." When he said this, Chen Xie looked at the northeast and said in a more emphasis: "If you run slowly, Dengzhou camp destroys his country, take his life, and take his wife and son."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he laughed loudly and stopped for a long time: "Okay, okay, okay. Good Chen Sihua, Lu Xiangsheng will accompany you to defeat these bandits." At this time, on the ground behind Chen Xie, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder, the red flag was like blood, and more than 10,000 cavalry were like long dragons, rolling and rushing.

There was laughter in the camp. After the two armies joined together, the laughter never stopped. Chen Xie appeared too timely. The wounded soldiers were treated. The hungry soldiers ate the fried noodles from Dengzhou. They were replaced by thin cold clothes and cotton coats. They put on their feet on their boats, and had an ugly helmet like a pot on their heads. The simple leather armor was replaced with chain mail. They held the ash-rod spear provided by Dengzhou Camp in their hands, and the Yanling sword produced in Dengzhou was on their waists.

"The supervisor, I should have arrived a long time ago, and I carried a lot of supplies and equipment, but I couldn't walk fast." Chen Xie and Lu Xiangsheng stood side by side, watching the soldiers collecting equipment, cold clothes, shoes and fried noodles bags.

Lu Xiangsheng knew that Chen Xie knew his current situation in his heart, otherwise he would not have been prepared so fully. The gratitude in his heart was not on his lips, but he just bowed solemnly: "Kill the thief together!" Chen Xie replied solemnly: "Fight for the rise of the Ming Dynasty!"

At this moment, just a hundred meters away, a shocking military song came from the camp in Dengzhou Camp. The soldiers who were camping sang loudly: "Every Ming soldiers must remember, pay attention to the three disciplines and eight points. First, obey the command of all actions and be consistent in their pace to win; second, do not take the masses' stitches, and the masses support and like me;..." The lyrics Chen Xie made a slight change, and at this time it became a military song that was centered on serving in the army and fighting.

"It's good to sing, no wonder Dengzhou Camp has no mistakes and won every battle. Let's teach my brothers and sing this song." Lu Xiangsheng smiled, and the lyrics were a little straightforward, but this was for the soldiers, so that they could keep in mind the military rules.

Jize, Yang Tinglin left in grief and anger. Gao Qiqian not only did not send reinforcements, but also gave him no grain. Yang Tinglin, who was full of sadness, rode his horse back with a blame. When he was sad about not being able to complete his mission, he didn't know how to face his friend Lu Jian's fight, he heard a loud song. The guard behind him shouted in surprise: "Red Flag! Red Flag!"

Hearing the word "Red Flag", Yang Tinglin laughed loudly, laughing with tears in his face. He cried in a hoarse voice: "Yang Sichang, have you seen it? Did you hear it? I am not alone, I am not alone!"

When Yang Tinglin rushed into the tent, he heard Chen Xie's loud voice: "Don't hurry, don't hurry. This place is only two days away from Linqing, and the entire army rests for three days, and waits for the food and grass and subsequent artillery camps. Yang Sichang asked Shandong camp to guard Dezhou, which was really stupid. Chen had already stored a large number of military supplies in Dezhou and Linqing. I will fight wherever he came from. With the Grand Canal in hand, the speed of coming and going is guaranteed. The Qing army has only 100,000 people, Shandong camp has 30,000 troops, plus the subsequent artillery camp and Yi battalion, 10,000 canal guards, and the commander's headquarters. This is 50,000 troops. If Dorgon doesn't come, he will not leave if he comes."

Yang Tinglin couldn't help but scream: "Okay, it's good, it makes people feel happy. Today, only Chen Sihua, Lu Jiandou is brave enough to fight Jiannu, but if you want to win, it's Chen Sihua."

"Boxiang is back!" Lu Xiangsheng was also very happy. At this moment, he stepped forward and took Yang Tinglin's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work." Yang Tinglin said, "Gao Qiqian refused to reinforce and did not give him any food. He originally planned to come back and die together, but he didn't expect Sihua to go first." Chen Xie smiled and said, "Brother Boxiang, this looks down on me, Mr. Chen. We are fighting together to kill the enemy on the battlefield."

At this time, it was a bit irrelevant to talk about friendship, but it was also a mess. However, it greatly alleviated the embarrassment in Yang Tinglin's heart. Humans are emotional animals, and Chen Xie did not care about past grudges and came in critical moments. It brought not only food and equipment, but also hope for life. This was almost a life-saving grace. There was millions of troops on the glorious Ming Dynasty, and when they really needed to save their lives, only one Chen Xie and Chen Sihua came.

"Okay, Sihua, Yang has recognized this friendship." Yang Tinglin walked down the stairs, feeling very happy, and smiled, "It's a pity that there is no wine, so I can't stop drunk." Chen Xie smiled, "When I defeat Jiannu, Liaodong news comes, let's drink him together for three days and three nights."

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin asked in disbelief: "What? Can you really conquer Shenyang?"

Chen Xie nodded and smiled, "I have been preparing for this day for many years. Otherwise, I would have been hiding overseas for a long time without seeing it. At this moment, Chang Shiren, deputy general of Dengzhou Camp, and Wang Ben, led his troops to 80,000, and the civilians were less than 100,000. The main force had advanced to Liaoyang and formed a three-sided surround of the land of Liaoyang." (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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